A numbing procedure usually used to treat pain and post-traumatic stress disorder is being tested as a way to restore smell and taste in people with long Covid. It's called a stellate ganglion block.

My last article discussed Orthobiologics, using something from your body to assist or restart the healing process. This article is written by Dominique Roberts, BSc, my Research Associate, current ...

among patients who received stellate ganglion block (n=74), the adjusted mean CAP-5 total symptom severity score change from baseline was -12.6 points (95% CI, -15.5, -9.7 points) vs -6.1 points (95% ...

The stellate ganglion are sympathetic nerves in your neck. They're found on either side of your voice box. You can get an injection called a stellate ganglion block (sympathetic nerve block) to ease ...

Nurse Andrew Dennis (left) works a shift on Dec. 8 inside the intensive care unit at the St. Cloud Hospital. CATHY WURZER: The US national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended a week ...

After three combat deployments to the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan, something as simple as the smell of hay could trigger Rick Burth’s post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. The smell of gunpowder ...

Their coronavirus infections had cleared up, but the patients were met with a grim reality: Scents that were once pleasant had suddenly become foul. Sautéed garlic and onions smelled like rotting ...

Joint Base San Antonio, Texas (Sept. 15, 2016) -- Three Army medical treatment facilities are currently enrolling participants in a study to test the effectiveness of the 'Stellate Ganglion Block' ...

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When Shauna Springer told me that a simple shot in the neck could bring resolution of chronic post-traumatic stress symptoms, it sounded too good to be true. Current therapies help a lot of people, ...

A numbing procedure usually used to treat pain and post-traumatic stress disorder is being tested as a way to restore smell and taste in people with long Covid. It's called a stellate ganglion block.