Autonomic Blocks: Sphenopalatyine Ganglion Blocks and Stellate Ganglion Blocks can give amazing relief from the pain of a Herpes Zoster Episode. These episodes may occur decades after the original varicella-zoster virus which caused Chicken Pox is reactivated. SASPGB: Self-Administered SPG Blocks offer exceptional patient controlled pain relief especially for Trigeminal Nerve Pain of Herpes Zoster including Eye Pain! This may …
Decreasing Mucous Build Up Should Decrease Need Of Respirators For Covid-19 Patients And Increase Survival Rates
Immediate efforts to decrease mucous build-up in infected patients may be the best path forward in decreasing need for advanced emergency medical care and fatalities among CoVid-19 infected patients. We cannot make ventilators fast enough to meet the immediate need and near-term future needs but we can decrease the ultimate need of ventilators. Social Isolation is the single most important …
Self Administered SPG Block Treats Both Cancer Pain and Chronic Headaches, Migraine and Cluster Headaches
I routinely teach patients how to self Administered SPG Blocks for TMJ disorders, orofacial pain, Myofascial pain ,Migraines, Cluster headaches, Trigeminal neuralgia and many other conditions. The most effective treatment for chronic pain in my experience is usually self administraion. This allows the patients to achieve quick relief in the comfort of their own home. Side effects include a feeling …
Decreasing Burdens of Migraine: Medical Costs, Economic Losses and Suffering Can Be Reduced With SPG Blocks.
Migraine affects 39 million men, women and children in the US and over 1 billion world-wide. A treatment that could reduce suffering and prevent lost days of work and massive costs of Emergency visits would be a game changer for patients. Almost everyone knows of a family member or friend who suffers from migraine or suffer from them personally. Migraine is …
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Treatment
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 relieved his trigeminal Neuralgia Symptoms. I …