The duration of action will vary with both the method of delivery, the anesthetic utilized and characteristics of the individual patients. The new tran-snasal catheter delivery devices all deposit anesthetic over the mucosa covering the pterygopalatine fossa. The three devices are the Sphenocath, the Allevio and the TX360 used in the MiRx protocol. All three of these devices are basically …
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 …
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 …
Doctors Discuss SPG Blocks: Their First Personal Experience with Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks.
I recently taught a course in Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks in Seattle Washington to Neuromuscular Dentists. After the 90 minute lecture close to 100 doctors and their teams lined up to have SPG Blocks. This first Video is a dentist who has been in pain most of her life. She does not remember even a single day where she was out …
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 …
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 …