It's called a stellate ganglion block. In the procedure, a doctor uses a temporary, local anesthetic — like what a dentist would give before filling a cavity — and injects it into a specific ...

The U.S. Army is researching an anesthetic injection called a stellate ganglion block that could relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Here's how it works. Illustration ...

We believe that our results, as well as those of others, 7 with injection of procaine into the stellate ganglion warrant its further trial in the early treatment of pulmonary embolism. Not only ...

Retired Army General Donald Bolduc, who also benefited from stellate ganglion block therapy, is calling for the procedure to be made a part of all PTSD treatments. He speaks to Bill Whitaker for a ...

In the new research, which is being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, doctors targeted a cluster of nerves in the neck called the stellate ganglion.

SBG stands for stellate ganglion block. According to the PTSD Group, the treatment works by "regulat[ing] the 'fight or flight' mechanism which is known to play a key role in PTSD and triggering ...

Hall (left), Tripler licensed practical nurse, perform a stellate ganglion block procedure at Tripler's Interdisciplinary Pain Management Clinic on a U.S. Army active-duty soldier (right).

It's called a stellate ganglion block. In the procedure, a doctor uses a temporary, local anesthetic — like what a dentist would give before filling a cavity — and injects it into a specific ...