The best method of delivering Self-Administered Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks utilizes Cotton-tipped Catheters with Continual Capillary Feed. The reason is simple, the patient can control their issues when needed in the privacy of their homes whether treating tension headaches, anxiety, cluster headaches, Sinus pain or other conditions. Quick treatment can lower costs for the patients and insurance companies while decreasing …
Use of the Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block to Treat Migraine Headaches in the Emergency Department
THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF UTILIZING SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCKS IS SEL-ADMINISTRATION WITH COTTON TIPPED CATHETER TO PREVENT THE NEED FOR HOSPITAL VISITS. tHIS IS AN ARTICLE WITH THREE CASE REPORTS AFTER PATIENTS REACH THE HOSPITAL. eARLY INTERVENTION IS PREFERABLE. New article 2022 on use of SPG Blocks for severe headache in ER. Abstract Headaches are a common presenting complaint to …
Sphenopalatine ganglion block … a new treatment for burning mouth syndrome?: a case report
Abstract Burning mouth syndrome is a poorly understood entity for which current treatment modalities fail to provide effective relieve. Branches of the maxillary and mandibular nerves are responsible for the innervation of the affected area. These are also the nerves involved in trigeminal neuralgia, an entity where sphenopalatine block has proved to be effective. We present a case of a …
Burning Mouth Syndrome: New Hope for Burning Mouth Syndrome
New Hope for Burning Mouth Syndrome! An article in the Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology “Sphenopalatine ganglion block – a new treatment for burning mouth syndrome?” describes the use of Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks to treat Burning Mouth Syndrome. (Abstract below). The procedure is a Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block which is delivered with a cotton tipped trans-nasal swab. This procedure was first discovered …
Effective Migraine Prevention & Treatment Also Treats Lumbosacral Back Pain
Sphenopalatine (Pterygopalatine, Nasal) Ganglion Blocks and Neuromodulation of the Sphenopalatine Ganglion are rapidly becoming the Holy Grail of treatment of headaches and migraines of the Trigeminal Nervous System. It is generally accepted that over 99% of all headaches are primarily or secondarily products of the Trigeminal Nervous System. Migraine patients are often denied this life changing treatment due to general …
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks Address Chronic HPA Axis Response to Stress in Temporomandibular Disorder (TMJ, TMD, FND)
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function is known to be an important consideration in development of symptomatic TMD. There are three types of stresses in TMD patients, the first is emotional or life stress as described by Hans Selye in “Stress of Life”. The second type of Stress is biological stress and includes nutrition, vitamins , hormones , exposure to light …
Significant Improvement in Chronic Migraine Secondary to Medication Overuse Headache:
A new article in August 2020 in Womens Midlife Health “Cortical and subcortical changes following sphenopalatine ganglion blocks in chronic migraine with medication overuse headache: a preliminary longitudinal study.” looks at how Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks offer significant improvement in chronic migraine related to medication overuse headache. It is well known the Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks are one of the …
SHINGLES RELIEF: Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks Offers Fast Relief for Herpes Zoster as does Stellate Ganglion Blocks. Includes Literature Review & Citations.
Autonomic Blocks: Sphenopalatyine Ganglion Blocks and Stellate Ganglion Blocks can give amazing relief from the pain of a Herpes Zoster Episode. These episodes may occur decades after the original varicella-zoster virus which caused Chicken Pox is reactivated. SASPGB: Self-Administered SPG Blocks offer exceptional patient controlled pain relief especially for Trigeminal Nerve Pain of Herpes Zoster including Eye Pain! This may …
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block to Treat Shoulder Tip Pain After Thoracic Surgery
Shoulder tip pain is a type of referred pain where the shoulder meets the arm. This study was a clinical report of two patients who experienced pain relief after a thoracic surgery. It was presumed that the pain in these cases was referred from diagphragm irritation. Shoulder tip pain is also known to occur in ectopic pregnancy. While there are …
Enhancing Effectiveness of Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks with Iontophoresis and Neurostimulation.
Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks have been called “The Miracle Block” for good reason. They can treat and relieve Migraines, Cluster Headaches, TMJ pain, Sinus Pain, retro-orbital pain, pain of conjuctivitis and even alleviate pain from MPD & Fibromyalgia. The SPG blocks are also known as Pterygopalatine Ganglion Blocks, Nasal Ganglion Blocks, Sluders Ganglion Blocks and Meckel’s Ganglion Blocks. The two Sphenopalatine …