ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED SLEEP AND HEALTH JOURNAL: I recently saw a physician who came in to learn how to do nasal catheter treatment blocks of the Sphenopalatine Ganglion. He had a history of decompression surgery followed by 18 months of very severe pain and never achieved complete relief. I brought him in and administered an SPG Block with lidocaine and it …
Cluster Headache Relief With Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block. Controlling Chronic Daily Headaches with Neuromuscular Orthotic.
Originally posted on http://www.ihateheadaches.org on Sunday, June 10, 2012 Cluster Headache Relief With Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block A recent article reported on the treatment of cluster headaches with Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks. While neuromuscular diagnostic orthotics may relieve or eliminate cluster headaches they may still require treatment on occasion. I frequently teach my patients how to self administer the blocks intranasally with …