My First SPG Block (or The Time I Sneezed On My Doctor)...So now, every 3 months, I make a trip to Trevose, PA and get another SPG block.... By kulili4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Newbie-wanted to ask about hommade benzocaine/lidocaine blocks...but....has anyone tried this technique and the SPG? What do you think?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 replies
Headaches/Migraines for 21 years...I've tried 20 different medications, I've had additional surgery, infusions, preventative injections, botox, SPG blocks. Nothing has helped.... By marenator20001 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Please help with persistent migraine...Son Dx at age 13. Now 14. Migraine with aura on Jan 23. Still going on. 4 ED visits, 2 hospital stays. . Occipital nerve block x2. SPG...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosis
SPG Block Through The Cheek for Migraine Relief?...Has anyone had an SPG block done with a needle through their cheek after having no success with the traditional method?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTreatment
SPG nerve cluster treatment?...I have a friend/coworker who went and got this treatment and says that her headache frequency and duration is significantly reduced, so I am considering...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesTreatment
Has Anyone Tried An SPG Nerve Block?...He told me about the SPG nerve block, which I've never heard of....Reactions 0 reactions Comments23 replies
SPG-sphenopalatine ganglion block...Has anyone had a SPG block? That is short for sphenopalatine ganglion block....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
How CGRPs for Cluster Headache Differ from Migraine Disease...The trigeminal nerve (along with the hypothalamus and sphenopalatine ganglion, or SPG) also plays a role in cluster headache and releases CGRPs during... By Ashley Hattle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Mackenzie's Fight for Cambia...At that point, my doctor recommended alternating trigger point shots and SPG blocks.... By Amanda Osowski4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Finding My Migraine Puzzle Pieces...The way I understand it, is that the SPG and the Trigeminal Nerve start to learn how to only fire their pain cylinders.... By susanmcmanus4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
So many options! Cefaly, Spring TMS, Sphenocath, oh my!...My top three options to try are the Cefaly, the Spring TMS, and the Sphenocath SPG block....Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 replies
Nerve block advice- Do they only stop the head pain or actually help with the pre and prodrome as well?...My question is Do the nerve blocks (SPG, Occitipal, or peripheral) only block the head pain or are they also a pre and postdrome preventative....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBotoxTreatmentSide Effects
Cluster migraines, vertigo, disc damage, shoulder knots...I have had Botox, SPG, Lidocaine injections for the migraines as well as PT, chiropractic care, massage, acupuncture, hospitalization for DHE....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosis
You Don't Look Sick...No preventative medications we have tried have worked, and I have had five rounds of Botox, an SPG nerve block, and an occipital nerve block, and no relief... By 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Should I be concerned about this weird migraine?...I've started getting SPG nerve blocks done, but this most recent one hurt very badly, and I became very lethargic and slow afterwards....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Importance of exercise, diet, eating habits, sleeping patterns...We have tried all sorts of treatments (e.g., nerve blocks, nasal (SPG) nerve blocks, biofeedback, chiropractor, accupunture, botox, ketamine infusions)...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Doing More for Intractable Migraine?...They were supposed to do an SPG spenocath, but the procedure didn't work out....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTreatment
Sensory Processing Sensitivity (a.k.a. Highly Sensitive People)...(HSP).... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
