Occipital Nerve Block

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When migraine headaches put you out of commission, you may be an ideal candidate for an occipital nerve block for a migraine. An occipital nerve block relieves the pain from most chronic headaches, including those from tension and stress. Relying on the most advanced diagnostic equipment and fast, accurate lab tests, the pain doctors at pain management NY work tirelessly to provide you with a multidisciplinary approach to interventional pain management. Call today for an appointment.

If you’re experiencing the type of headaches that focus on one side of your head or behind an eye, you may benefit from an occipital nerve block procedure. Your expert pain doctor in Manhattan injects medicine into the region where the nerves cross your head. As with any nerve block or pain injection, the medicine is placed directly at the source of discomfort, giving you the best chance for greater pain relief.

When you rely on the experienced team of physicians at pain treatment center NYC, you greatly reduce any risks from the injection that you may be worried about. Your pain professionals have lots of experience in nerve blocks, and they have the knowledge derived from staying abreast of all the latest pain blocking techniques.

When your doctor has determined the cause of your type of headache and decides on a definite diagnosis, he plans the best treatment, which may involve an occipital nerve block. There are several conditions that occipital nerve blocks can help, such as:

- Spondylosis located in the cervical facet joints

- Stabbing or shooting pain that affects the back of your head and only one side

- Migraines and cluster headaches

- Scalp pain that feels tender and sore

- Chronic tension headaches

- Cervicogenic headaches

- Occipital neuralgia

- Any headache pain that begins at the back of your neck or head and moves forward to involve your temple, eye or forehead

Inserting anti-inflammatories, steroids and pain relievers directly into the area containing the irritated nerves gives you significant relief. Occipital nerve block injections interrupt the signals along this major pathway of sensation to block the discomfort.

While you’re comfortably supported in a special chair or lying face down on a table, your top-rated pain management specialist finds the trunk of your occipital nerves, located at the back of your head, just above your neck. Carefully inserting a small needle into this space, your doctor injects three to five milliliters of the medication mixture into your nerve space. When injected correctly, the effect is usually immediate, with a numbing sensation covering the side of your head affected by pain.

The pain reliever affects the nerves quickly while the anti-inflammatory properties of the steroids kick in over the next few days. Any swelling recedes and relief follows. Your pain-free life may last for weeks or months. The best candidates for this procedure are those whose pain onset is relatively recent. Occasionally, a second injection may be required within a week or two of the first to give maximum pain relief.

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