Pregnancy is a period of joy. However, as exciting as it is, childbirth also comes with pain. Fortunately, modern medicine has a solution. Labour pain today does not have to be painful. Among the ...

The risks of using epidural and spinal anesthesia during childbirth are extremely low, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from more than 80,000 women who received epidural or spinal ...

The modern epidural — a powerful combination of painkillers used to help women endure labor — is nothing like the painkillers of generations past. These days, about two-thirds of women in the U.S.

Epidural spinal cord stimulation can raise blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) who suffer from orthostatic hypotension, preliminary research ...

An epidural steroid injection is a nonsurgical procedure that provides pain relief. A doctor will inject steroids into the epidural space to reduce inflammation due to certain spinal conditions. An ...

It’s no secret that delivering a baby can be painful, yet the decision about whether or not to use an epidural is a personal one for you and your family. An epidural is used to block nerve signals ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but there are many theories, ...

(HealthDay News) – Intraoperative bolus epidural fentanyl is effective at alleviating early postoperative pain after lumbar canal decompression, according to a study published online Aug 27 in The ...

Samantha Lauriello is a social media strategist and editor. She was previously an assistant editor at Health before moving over to Travel + Leisure as a social media editor. Epidurals are generally ...