TikTok user @z00mie recently caught the attention of over 17 million people after she shared a TikTok stating that she just discovered that an epidural is not a shot administered by a long needle as ...
Epidurals are generally very safe, but with the five layers of tissue through which the needle must pass, there is some opportunity for things to go awry. MIT scientists may be bringing a new level of ...
A mother who has been suffering from back pains for the past 14 years after giving birth discovered that a broken epidural needle was stuck in her spine. The woman is now planning to file a lawsuit ...
The question of whether an epidural or spinal is advisable after spinal surgery does not appear to have been studied systematically. What we know and how we practice is based on case reports, most of ...
Epidurals are a common way to help reduce pain during childbirth. Though generally safe, they can cause a person to experience severe headaches after the delivery of their baby. An epidural is a ...
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. This procedure isn’t ...
A Texas woman may sue the hospital where she gave birth to her youngest son over the staff's alleged failure to completely remove her epidural needle. She had three centimeters of it sunk deep into ...
Mum-of-six Amy Bright now faces being paralysed after a 3cm-long chunk of a needle was left buried in her spine for well over a decade A MUM who has suffered back pain for the 14 years has discovered ...
In this representational image, acupuncture needles are seen at Shanghai TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Neurology and Acupuncture Animal Health Center, which specializes in acupuncture and ...