A sympathetic nerve block that has shown promise for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed no better than sham treatment in a randomized controlled trial, new research shows.

April 5, 2011 (Washington, DC) — Sympathetic nerve block may be an effective strategy for relieving refractory phantom pain associated with chronic preamputation pain, according to results of a case ...

Dr. Thelma B. Wright answers the question: 'Best Way To Treat Nerve Pain?' — -- Question: How Does The Treatment Of Nerve Pain Differ From Treatments For Other Kinds Of Pain, And What's The Best ...

POLIOMYELITIS in adults can no longer be considered unusual. Lewin 1 states that the incidence is definitely increasing in the older age groups. At the Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: In December 2003, I fell and broke my left hip. The doctors put in a new ball. I healed well, but developed another problem. My leg became so painful that I couldn't stand to have ...

Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...