In addition, a significant link was discovered between patients who received two or more greater occipital nerve blocks and lower pain scores (P < .001), according to researchers.

Occipital neuralgia pain often starts at the back of your head at your neck and spreads upward to one or both sides of your head. Or you may first feel it behind one eye. For some people, all it ...

A randomized, double-dummy, emergency department-based study of greater occipital nerve block with bupivacaine vs intravenous metoclopramide for treatment of migraine. Headache.

Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics (CAO), has noticed a surge in requests for his orthopedic spine procedures. As a result, he will increase ...

Repetitive bilateral occipital nerve blocks (n=37) or bilateral occipital and trigeminal nerve blocks (n=27) were administered based on treatment response. The primary outcomes of the study were ...

Greater occipital nerve block: An injection of steroid and a local anesthetic given in the back of the head to provide temporary or permanent relief for severe headaches caused by an irritation or ...

Source: Szperka CL, et al. Randomized controlled trial of lidocaine occipital nerve blocks to treat status migrainosus in children/adolescents. Presented at: American Academy of Neurology annual ...