- Description
- Headache-like pain & numbness, radiating
from the upper neck forward to the eye
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- Cause
- Impingement or irritation of the occipital
nerve, usually due to a cervical spine problem
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- Treatment
- Nerve blocks, or nerve avulsion in refractory
cases
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- Example
- Patient with chronic neck-pain and paracervical muscle spasms
- May have had neck surgery
- Physical therapy and triggerpoint therapy
unsuccessful
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- Results
- > 90% pain relief (may be temporary)
- Decreased need for medication
- Increased neck motion and activity level
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