A few anesthetic injections to the neck can reduce the effects of PTSD, promising to open up new avenues for treating troops and veterans suffering from combat trauma, a new study shows. The multimillion-dollar Army-funded effort was the first to test how injections commonly used to treat arm pain and shingles might be used to treat troops with post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers found statistically significant evidence that the injections alleviate the sometimes-debilitating symptoms of past trauma.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 06, 2019 16:01 UTC