An epidural is a process for injecting a local anesthetic, which can be used during labor to relieve the pain of childbirth. The injection is done in the lower back, around the spinal nerves. The ...

Childbirth is one of the most painful experiences many people go through in life. Pushing a baby out of your birth canal pushes your body to its physical limits. Labor and delivery can last hours or ...

An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

The reversible and controlled induction of loss of motor and sensory function through the injection of local anesthetics into the epidural space is referred to as epidural anesthesia. This mode of ...

The question of whether an epidural or spinal is advisable after spinal surgery does not appear to have been studied systematically. What we know and how we practice is based on case reports, most of ...

A woman needed blood transfusions to counter heavy blood loss after her baby was born, and surgery to remove part of the ...

Potentially tainted steroid blamed for outbreak The number of Medicare patients receiving such injections grew Critics say the growth in such injections is based more on money NASHVILLE -- As ...

IRVINE, California, March 2, 2007 -- Indigo Orb, Inc., a leading medical device manufacturer, announces the U.S. launch of their Episure AutoDetect Loss of Resistance syringe. While the Episure ...