Essential Hypertension Breakthrough: Bilateral Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks Reduce Blood Pressure, 2018 update.

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks (SPG Blocks, Pterygopalatine Ganglion Blocks) can give dramatic relief to headache, migraine, orofacial pain, TMJ disorders. cluster headache and anxiety patients.  A new article in Jan 2018 International Journal of Cardiology (abstract below) shows success with SPG Blocks in treating essential Hypertension. The minimally invasive block was effective utilized 2% lidocaine and was administered just once.  This …

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block: a Safe and Easy Method for the Management of Orofacial pain. Lidocaine SPG Blocks

I have been teaching self administration of SPG Blocks for over 30 years as an effective, patient friendly method of controlling orofacial pain, migraines, cluster headaches, tension headaches, sinus headaches, anxiety and many other common problems. I just came across this article from over 20 years ago endorsing this great technique. The Sphenopalatine Ganglion is also known as the Nasal …

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SPG Block Relieves Severe back and leg pain almost instantaneously

SPG Ganglion Block offers almost immediate relief of long term pain. “This amazing thing after one minute, I don’t know, it’s like a magic! I don’t have pain anymore!” “I have not felt this good in a decade” Stimulator was on all evening and I still had pain with the stimulator” Now I don’t need stimulator” Ogen, is a disabled …

SPG Blocks and Neuromuscular Corrections of the Trigeminal System is Key to Treating Headaches & Migraines

Amazing Stories of Pain Relief surround Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks. These amazing autonomic blocks have been used for over 100 years with success. I personally began using them after the book “Miracles on Park Avenue” was published and given to me by a patient who asked me to find someone who did this in Chicago. I learned the procedure from Dr …

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Treating Migraine, Chronic Daily Headache and TMJ Disorders

This is a reprint from my “Dr. Shapira’s Chicago Headache Blog on I HATE Headaches.org I Have added some patient testimonial videos to expand on the topic of Sphenpalatine Ganglion Blocks on a more personal level. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9Bfz6pklC7_UluWFHzLrg Sunday, April 4, 2010 Sphenopalatine (nasal) Ganglion (SPG) can be responsible for much more than headaches. I came across this interesting abstract (below) …