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(415) 751-0583July 19, 2024 | Headache Surgery, Occipital Neuralgia
There are a number of ways to characterize and define the nervous system. First of all, the primary cells that comprise the nervous system are called neurons. Groups of neurons all heading in a certain direction and bundled together are called nerves. Nerves can be classified along several parameters. To begin, nerves can be either […]
Read MoreJuly 16, 2024 | Occipital Neuralgia
The title of this post represents the million dollar question. I have posted many times in the past about how ON can be caused by compression from spastic neck muscles, compression by tight connective tissue (i.e. fascia) and/or compression from surrounding blood vessels. Many of the patients I see have had headaches ever since they […]
Read MoreJuly 14, 2024 | Occipital Neuralgia
I am asked routinely about the relationship between whiplash and occipital neuralgia. First of all, what is whiplash? Simply put, it is a sudden jerking of the head, usually in a backward/forward direction or sometimes side to side. Common causes of whiplash include motor vehicle accidents, sports related injuries, and any other violent motions such […]
Read MoreJuly 07, 2024 | 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 […]
Read MoreJuly 06, 2024 | 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 […]
Read MoreJuly 05, 2024 | Occipital Neuralgia
This post will be a relatively short one, but this question is very important. I have been queried about this phenomenon numerous times in the office and while lecturing to other surgeons. Compression of the occipital nerves can come from spastic muscles in the neck, scar tissue, thickened fascia (a tough type of connective tissue) […]
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