Medicare administrative contracts have proposed eliminating coverage for peripheral nerve block procedures for chronic pain disorders.

A new study has shown that use of peripheral nerve blocks in the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia (TGN) may produce long-term pain relief. A new study has shown that use of peripheral nerve blocks in ...

A new study has shown that use of peripheral nerve blocks in the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia (TGN) may produce long-term pain relief. TGN is a condition involving sudden episodes of severe ...

A recently proposed Medicare Administrative Contractors policy aims to restrict coverage for peripheral nerve blocks and related procedures used to treat chronic pain, but anesthesiologists and pain ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by sharp, lancinating pain in the teeth or facial area. The standard treatment for this chronic nerve pain can cause burdening side effects. A novel substance ...

LOS ANGELES — Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are effective in relieving headache pain, regardless of whether the procedure is done in private practice or at an academic center. Practitioners typically ...

Q: I have trigeminal neuralgia. I guess I made a mistake when I went to a neurologist five years ago. He deadened all the nerves in my mouth and the ones from the chin to the top of my head on the ...

Consultant pain physician at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN), also referred to as tic douloureux, causes excruciating facial pain on one or both sides of the face.

Multiple Medicare administrative contractors representing 24 states have proposed limiting coverage for some chronic pain procedures and therapies.  A proposed policy revision published Sept. 25 ...