Stimulating your vagus nerve could help you live longer. A top scientist shares 3 easy things he does to activate his.

When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function: It sends information between your brain and other vital organs ...

USAISR is working with MIT Lincoln Lab to develop a new device for providing regional pain control in trauma patients at or near the point of injury.

The inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is a dental anesthetic injection that is critical to the performance of many dental procedures. Dental students typically learn to administer an IANB through ...

Nerve blocks are used for pain treatment and management. Often a group of nerves, called a plexus or ganglion, that causes pain to a specific organ or body region can be blocked with the injection ...

A preoperative nerve block used in combination with other medications can reduce the need for opioids to manage pain following spinal surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found. The ...

Table 2 Comparison between crestal anesthesia and the inferior alveolar nerve block regarding the onset time of anesthesia, duration of anesthesia, and changes in blood pressure.

Doctors at NorthShore University Health System are treating people suffering from symptoms of long COVID with a nerve block, a procedure that has been used for decades to treat pain.

This RCT compares 2% mepivacaine and 4% articaine in patients for inferior alveolar nerve block in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.

The inferior alveolar block was performed with extraoral technique, also with a fine 42 mm 27-gauge needle. First, the mandibular foramen was palpated with one hand inside the oral cavity on the ...