The new guidelines recommend against using either IV opioids or IV acetaminophen to treat migraine pain THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People hospitalized for a debilitating migraine ...

A new study by Phoenix's Barrow Neurological Institute and the University of Calgary has found which injectable treatments showed the most benefit for migraine patients and should be routinely offered ...

People hospitalized for a debilitating migraine should receive targeted nerve blocks rather than IV opioids, new treatment guidelines suggest. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News People hospitalized ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MDMedically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD A nerve block for migraine headaches involves an injection of a local anesthetic into the base of the skull or ...

Nerve blocks using local anesthetics, or numbing medicines similar to Novocain, are routinely performed by anesthesiologists to provide pain relief for patients undergoing surgery. Although techniques ...

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 of ...

Patients with symptomatic rotator cuff tears experienced better pain relief and functional results with suprascapular nerve block compared with subacromial injection, according to recently published ...

The occipital nerve runs from the base of the skull along the back of the head. An occipital nerve block is a procedure to temporarily provide relief from pain related to this nerve, such as that due ...

Nerve blocks are now recommended to treat migraine pain in the ER The block halts pain signals from traveling along the occipital nerves at the base of the skull The new guidelines recommend against ...