Occipital Nerve Block for Migraine Headaches

by Dr. Seth Haplea
Monday, December 11, 2006

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Earlier this year it was reported at the annual meeting of neurologists (The American Academy of Neurology) that treating migraine headaches with occipital nerve block was effective. Occipital nerve block is a procedure where anes...

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Michael
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 07:45 PM
Who says you need to be a neurologist to perform an ONB. This procedure is simple and well established in primary care. I have frequently used in in my patients after they have failed their triptans. If you need some citations on how to perform this I can send it to you. You could otherwse join the American Headache Society of the National Headache Foundation. These techniques are frequently discussed at these meetings.
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