Most patients with migraine who underwent a greater occipital nerve block for treatment reported moderate to significant positive responses, according to findings recently published in the Journal of ...

According to the American Migraine Foundation, occipital neuralgia affects 3.2 people out of every 100,000 in a year. Occipital nerve blocks treatment are generally effective in treatment of occipital ...

According to a study published in Headache, greater occipital nerve blocks (GONB) with bupivacaine were not as effective as intravenous (IV) metoclopramide as a first-line treatment for migraineurs ...

Future Neurology. 2013;8(4):457-467. The ONSTIM study was a multicenter, randomized, blinded, controlled-feasibility trial to obtain preliminary safety and efficacy data on occipital nerve stimulation ...

I am a 35-year-old woman. I have severe migraine headaches which can immobilise me for days. I recently had an occipital nerve block procedure on both the right and left side of my neck. Have you ever ...