Facet joints, or zygapophyseal joints, are true synovial joints in the spine that have been identified as potential pain generators. Medial branch blocks involve the injection of a local anesthetic ...

How Does an Epidural Work? You may have heard of the epidural – the pain-relieving anesthesia that some pregnant women get when they’re giving birth. But it has other uses, too. It’s a catheter that ...

BEFORE the Victorian era there was little pain relief available for women during labour. Queen Victoria is credited with making chloroform available during childbirth, after she used it during the ...