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 …
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 …
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) …