An epidural simulator created by Bournemouth University (BU) and Poole Hospital will help train doctors to carry out the procedure – and reduce the risk of harm to patients.

Well, a young Australian scientist has developed an epidural simulator, so student anaesthesiologists can throw away their oranges and women can breath a sigh of relief.

Software and haptics replicate the conditions of giving an epidural to a real-life patient, allowing adjustments for different heights, BMIs, angles, and rotations of the spine. The system does this ...

Thousands of epidurals are performed by doctors every year. The procedure is commonly used for pain-relief during childbirth, the treatment of chronic back pain or as a means to provide ...

"In our review, studies show epidural steroid injections may have limited efficacy," he added in a news release. "They may modestly reduce pain in some situations for up to three months and reduce ...