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What are Nerve Blocks?

Posted July 09, 2024 in Headache Surgery, Migraine/Headache, Nerve Pain

The term ‘nerve block’ refers specifically to an injection of local anesthetic that is aimed at inactivating a nerve. These blocks typically work by chemically and temporarily disabling a nerve’s capability to conduct an impulse. The result can be numbness in the case of a sensory nerve (i.e. a nerve that provides sensation to a […]

How Was This Concept Discovered & Where Are These Nerves Located?

Posted July 08, 2024 in Migraine/Headache, Nerve Pain

Believe it or not, the idea of a peripheral nerve causing your headache dates back as far as 1000 A.D. when one of the founding fathers of surgery (Al-Zahrawi) first treated migraines using cauterization. More recently, that is to say about 20 years ago, the idea that sources outside the central nervous system (i.e. brain […]

What is Neuroplasticity?

Posted July 07, 2024 in Nerve Pain, Occipital Neuralgia

In this post, we discuss two important terms, ‘neuroplasticity’ and ‘central sensitization’. Neuroplasticity refers to the amazing ability of the brain to change and adapt in response to interactions of a person with his/her environment. Implicit in this explanation is that there are actual physiological changes that occur between neurons (i.e. nerve cells) within the […]

It’s the Fascia, Silly

Posted July 06, 2024 in Nerve Pain, Occipital Neuralgia

The covering of muscles in humans is called fascia (pronounced fah-sha). It consists of a very tough, fibrous layer of connective tissue that surrounds the muscle itself. What does that even mean, Dr. Peled?!? Well, if you have ever skinned a breast of chicken in preparation for dinner, you know that sometimes there is this […]

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