Opioid use after C-section reduced by nearly half with non-invasive pain management device, study finds

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center looked into a drug-free and non-invasive alternative to managing patients’ pain after C-section. The research team studied the use of a device that emits electrical pulses when held near the C-section incision site, and they found that patients who received the treatment used 47% less opioids to control their pain compared to those who did not receive the treatment. The high frequency neu Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center