The autonomic nervous system is intimately involved in migraines, autonomic cephalgias and other primary headache disorders. Commonly associated autonomic symptoms such as nausea, lacrimation, emesis, and rhinorrhea make this very evident. The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) also called Sluder’s Ganglion or the Pterygopalatine Ganglion is an extracranial parasympathetic ganglion with both sensory and autonomic fibers. Basically, a small part of the …
Vasomotor Rhinitis Treatment with SPG Block (Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks)
Vasomotor Rhinitis and Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Originally published on ThinkBetter Life Dr Shapira’s website www.ThinkBetterLife.com Watery rhinorrhea that is easily triggered can be incredibly annoying as the nose apparently runs freely for no reason. Additionally, the symptom of watery rhinorrhea can triggered by hot/spicy food, cold air, and especially by cycling even in not so cold air. Bikers can find …
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 …
Cranio Manipulation to Alieviate Symptoms Associated with Sphenopalatine Ganglion
The Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) lies in the Pterygopalatine fossa. Blocking the SPG can give miraculous relief and amazing positive results for treating migraines, cluster headaches and autonomic syndromes. Can any of these pathologies be associated with movement of the cranial bones or pressures placed on the Sphenopalatine Ganglion. This video is an example of the miraculous effects of SPG Blocks …
SPG Blocks: Are they a medical Miracle? This information is from a patent application for a Sphenopalatine Ganglion stimulator.
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks: SPG Blocks are also commonly called Pterygopalatine Ganglion Blocks These are an amzing number of medical claims found in patents for using Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulators to treat many medical conditions. In my experience patients can get these same results with self administered SPG Block. It is important to understand that the Sphenopalatine Ganglion is actually a part …
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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 …
Chronic Stress, Hans Selye and Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
Hans Selye changed the face of medicine with his 1950 book “THE STRESS OF LIFE”. He introduced the concept of stress as an underlying cause complicating factor in a wide variety of disease and dysfunction. Living in Chronic Stress can often end up meaning living in chronic pain. What is the effect of chronic stress? Our bodies are designed to …
Trigeminal Neuralgia: SPG Block or Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Treatment
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 …
Chicago Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks frequently offer patients life changing results in reducing pain and anxiety. Learn Self-Administration with Dr Shapira: https://thinkbetterlife.com/tag/learn-to-self-administer-spg-blocks/ This procedure is extremely safe and can be performed in multiple ways. I teach courses to physicians and dentists in methods to do SPG Blocks as well as Prolotherapy and Trigger Point injections but no treatment rivals the SPG Block when …
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 …