One of the treatments people often ask about for Migraines, cervicogenic headaches, some other headaches and occipital neuralgia is occipital nerve blocks (ONBs).
The occipital nerve is located in areas at the base of the skull, and in some cases, blocking signals from that nerve can stop pain signals from reaching the brain, temporarily stopping head pain. This is the principle behind ONBs.
ONBs are relatively simple to perform, but they should always be performed by a trained and...
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