Intranasal SPG Blocks are Extremely Effective, New study measures the depth of the tissue from the nasal mucosa to the Ganglion.

This is an interesting study (abstract below) where they actually measured the distance from the nasal mucosa to the Sphenopalatine Ganglion.  They found that the average distance was 6.77 mm. In dentistry it is common for infiltration to go thru far more than 6. 7 mm of bone and tissue.  The authors of this study concluded that it challenges the assumption …

Sphenopalatine Ganglion: Block, Radiofrequency Ablation and Neurostimulation – a Systematic Review of Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Indications

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks have been called “The MIRACLE BLOCK” and were the topic of the book “Miracles on Park Avenue” detailing how Dr Milton Reder, A NEW YORK CITY ENT used them to change peoples lives. This is an excellent review article published December 2017 discussing  Treatments to the Sphenopalatine Ganglion (also known as the Ptergopalatine Ganglion, the SPG, the …

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 …

Atypical Odontalgia: A Troublesome Problem Might Have A Simple Solution.

Atypical Odontalgia, often called atypical facial pain, phantom tooth pain or neuropathic tooth pain can be a nightmare for both patients and dentists. It is often considered to be a psychiatric problem due to somatization disorder or an idiopathic disorder but neither of these constitute an actual diagnosis. Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia is the diagnosis sometimes given but that is also a …

Sinus Arrest Treated by Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block.

A article from Headache (abstract below) details how a Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block used to treat pain of postherpetic neuralgia and coincidentally stopped bradycardia associated with sinus arrest. It was assumed that treating the pain was the reason the sinus arrest was corrected but it is possible it was a direct effect on the autonomic nervous system. While generally SPG Blocks …

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation Alters Blood Flow in the Brain

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks and stimulation are utilized to treat and prevent headaches, migraines, cluster headaches, other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias and a wide variety of other symptoms. This old experimental study (1990 abstract below) evaluated where changes in blood flow occurred in the brain.  Unilateral stimulation increased blood flow on the same side of the brain 45% to the Cerebral Cortex …

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation: 50 Years of Safety and Efficacy

The concept of doing Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks is over 100 years old and was first described by Sluder in 1908 for Sluder’s Neuralgia.  Current thinking is what Sluder described was Cluster Headache, Autonomic Cephalgias or Temporomandibular disorders including trigeminal neuralgia. There is a long history of safety with these blocks and many means of delivering them. Dentists and ENT’s are …

Bilateral sphenopalatine ganglion block reduces blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension

I have been utilizing bilateral SPG Blocks to treat TMJ pain, MPD, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Tension Headaches, Migraine Headaches, Dluster Headaches and Fibromyalgia.  SPG Blocks can be used to reverse central sensitization and can serve as a replacement for a host of medications utilized for headaches, anxiety, depression, neuralgias not only saving reources but also reducing harmful side effects. This …

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks: Are these Autonomic Blocks the Answer to Reduced Sexual Desire. Self-Administration of SPG Blocks is Key!

I routinely utilize Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks or SPG Blocks to treat patients with chronic pain issues. These include TMJ disorders, headaches, migraines, myofascial pain and dysfunction, anxiety, panic attacks and other problems associated with Autonomic Sympathetic Overload.  While there are numerous methods of delivering SPG Blocks my preferred method is a cotton-tipped continual feed nasal catheter.  The results are similar …