What is the best method of delivering a SPG Block? There are many alternatives for delivering SPG Blocks, I personally feel that self-administration is the best approach for the majority of patients. I utilize a wide variety of methods in some circumstances. Is Lidocaine the drug of choice for Cluster Headaches? The answer is yes for many if not most patients …
Cluster Headache Management with Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation. The Sphenopalatine Ganglion Phenomena
Cluster Headache is considered one of the worst pains known to man. SPG Blocks are extremely effective at turning off the pain of cluster headaches and other autonomic cephalgia. It has also been extremely effective in treatment chronic migraine, chronic daily headache and new persistent headaches. This new paper (abstract below) is looking at the use of implanted neuromdulation device …
CLUSTER HEADACHES: Why your doctor should know multiple delivery methods for SPG Blocks
SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCKS ARE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING ACUTE CLUSTER HEADACHES. This article (abstract below) describes a patient with Jacob’s Disease. A Second Article from June 2017 “Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block in the Management of Chronic Headaches” (abstract below) also discusses effectiveness of the SPG Block. In the first paper The doctor wanted to do a SPG Block thru the Coronoid …
Precision Personalized Medical Treatment for Headaches and Migraines
Precision Personalized Medical Treatment for Headaches and Migraines Neuromuscular Approach is Pinnacle of Personalized Precision Medicine. Measurement is essential for precision treatment! “If it is measured it is a fact otherwise it is an opinion” Barney Jankelson founder of precision neuromuscular dentistry. In general treatment for headaches and migraines is far from personalized or precision but rather consists of trial …
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks: Accepted Treatment by American Migraine Foundation.
The following information is from the American Migraine Foundation “The Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) is a group of nerve cells that is linked to the trigeminal nerve, the main nerve involved in headache. THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE DENTIST’S NERVE. THE TEETH, THE PERIODONTAL LIGAMENTS, THE JAW MUSCLES AND THE JAW JOINTS ARE THE LARGEST INPUT OF NOCICEPTION …