‘Miracle’ PTSD Treatment Study Needs Volunteers

I'll wait and see the results after the tests are performed. It sounds too good to be true. It didn't say how long it lasts, or if it could be permanent. It did say it has been done many times to block physical pain, so maybe it will continue to work on PTSD. Wouldn't this be a wonderful remedy for those of us suffering from PTSD?

The single injection takes 30 minutes to complete, and patients report almost instant relief.
A treatment involving the injection of a local anesthetic next to a bundle of nerves in the neck has eased post-traumatic stress symptoms in some patients in as little as 30 minutes with dramatic, lasting results.

Now, the Pentagon is funding a study at three Army medical centers to determine if the technique — long used for the treatment of pain — is truly effective in treating PTSD.