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 ...

Dr. Matthew Kaufman and Dr. Ahmed Nasser's new approach targets patients with recurrent occipital neuralgia RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Advanced ...

Ninth grader Blair Rowand was sitting in class when a debilitating headache suddenly set in. The worst pain I've ever been in, she recalls. She took pain relievers and tried to sleep it off, but it ...

Jan. 31, 2003 -- A revised method of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of the third occipital nerve successfully treats most patients with third occipital headache, according to a report published ...

Headaches can linger long after the initial blow. May 3, 2013— -- She was just a 12-year-old athlete when it happened: A blow to the head from a lacrosse ball left Marianna Consiglio with a ...

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 ...

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a new treatment for migraine headaches: occipital nerve stimulation, a surgical procedure in which an implanted neurostimulator delivers ...

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 ...

US plastic surgeons support the operation, but the Spanish Society of Neurology warns that its therapeutic role is not ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAKE CHARLES, La. – If you suffer from ...

While headache is often considered the main symptom of occipital neuralgia (ON), dizziness may also occur with this condition. An older 2016 study notes that up to 50% of people with ON may experience ...