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  2. Nerve block - Wikipedia

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    Nerve block or regional nerve blockade is any deliberate interruption of signals traveling along a nerve, often for the purpose of pain relief. Local anesthetic nerve block (sometimes referred to as simply "nerve block") is a short-term block, usually lasting hours or days, involving the injection of an anesthetic, a corticosteroid, and other agents onto or near a nerve.

  3. Brachial plexus block - Wikipedia

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    The block can be extended by placing an indwelling catheter, which may be connected to a mechanical or electronic infusion pump for continuous administration of local anesthetic solution. A catheter may be inserted at the interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular or axillary location, depending on the desired location of nerve block.

  4. Intercostal nerve block - Wikipedia

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    Injecting local pain relievers and steroids into the injured area alleviates intercostal nerve pain. [2] In this type of nerve block, a needle inserted between two ribs releases a steroid into the area around the nerve. The exact location of injection depends on the underlying cause of the injury.

  5. Spinal anaesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Spinal anaesthesia (or spinal anesthesia), also called spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block and intrathecal block, [1] is a form of neuraxial regional anaesthesia involving the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space, generally through a fine needle, usually 9 cm (3.5 in) long.

  6. Retrobulbar block - Wikipedia

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    Injection of local anesthetic into this space constitutes the retrobulbar block. This injection provides akinesia of the extraocular muscles by blocking cranial nerves II, III, and VI, thereby preventing movement of the globe. Cranial nerve IV lies outside the muscle cone, and therefore is not affected by the local anesthesia. As a result ...

  7. No Pain, Big Gains for This Pharma Stock? - AOL

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    The company announced this week the initiation of phase 2/3 clinical trials for its nerve block injection, That's not the mantra for small-cap Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NAS: PCRX) . Pacira hopes ...

  8. Inferior alveolar nerve anaesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Inferior alveolar nerve block (abbreviated to IANB, and also termed inferior alveolar nerve anesthesia or inferior dental block) is a nerve block technique which induces anesthesia (numbness) in the areas of the mouth and face innervated by one of the inferior alveolar nerves which are paired on the left and right side.

  9. ARROW® UltraQuik™ Peripheral Nerve Block Needles ... - AOL

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    ARROW UltraQuik peripheral nerve block needles are designed to help increase overall block success for clinicians who use ultrasound-guidance when performing single-injection PNBs.