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 ...

March 9, 2007 — Two new studies provide support for the use of occipital-nerve stimulation as a treatment option for patients with intractable cluster headaches. In the first study, researchers at the ...

June 27, 2012 — Results of a new analysis, a subgroup analysis of a previous trial, show significant between-group improvements in the number and severity of headaches in patients with intractable ...

Patients suffering from chronic migraine headaches who have found no relief through the use of medication may find hope through occipital nerve stimulation (ONS). At the 58th annual meeting of the ...

I have chronic migraines and have had varying degrees of success with different treatments. Could occipital nerve stimulation help? Occipital nerve stimulation is a surgical procedure that may be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found that occipital nerve stimulation at either 100% or 30% intensity safely reduced the attack ...

Electrical nerve stimulation brings headache relief Approximately 23% of adults and 5% to 10% of children complain of treatment-resistant chronic recurring headaches. BOSTON — Occipital nerve ...

Cluster headache is a type of primary headache defined by bouts of very severe pain that occur several times daily. The chronic form of the condition can be medically intractable, forcing treating ...

HEADACHE is so frequently the chief complaint of a tense and anxious adolescent that it is well from time to time to emphasize the many other factors both within and outside the central nervous system ...

Sometimes, earache and headache occur together. A few conditions can cause this, such as middle ear infections and migraine. The treatment for ear pain with headache depends on what’s causing it. Ear ...

Teresa Lamesch endured a constant, incapacitating headache for almost two years. The slight touch of wind blowing against her forehead caused shocking jolts of pain. Bright sunlight or loud noises ...