A study, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, examined peripheral nerve block utilization in outpatient surgery settings across the U.S. Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, of UC San Diego, and colleagues ...

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare’s orthopedics and sports medicine team has created an opioid avoidance protocol for ACL reconstruction that cut opioid use by more than 80% and left 40% of ...

Lower back pain is one of the most common health conditions worldwide, affecting an estimated 619 million people. In the United States, more than 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed each year, ...

I still remember when a patient woke up from hip surgery in tears—tears of relief. She had been terrified of waking up groggy and overwhelmed by narcotics, a stark contrast to her previous experience.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Surgery may not be the answer for those suffering from back pain, according to local medical experts. The team at OrthoCincy emphasized that most back pain does not require ...