Stellate ganglion block (SGB) was first used in the 1920s as a therapeutic modality for the treatment of chronic pain. Physicians are trained to administer local anesthetics via injection into the patient's neck to treat pain in the head, arms…
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Xavier Durlande, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Atlanta, recently performed surgery on Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford to repair a torn left pectoral muscle, according to a Sports Illustrated report.
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