Indications and Clinical Considerations The muscles of the posterior neck are particularly susceptible to the development of myofascial pain syndrome. Flexion–extension injuries to the neck or repeated microtrauma secondary to…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Sphenopalatine ganglion block may be used in the treatment of acute migraine headache, acute cluster headache, and a variety of facial neuralgias including Sluder, Vail, and…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Trigeminal neuralgia is an episodic pain that affects the areas of the face supplied by the trigeminal nerve. The pain is unilateral in 97% of cases…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Omohyoid syndrome is caused by trauma to the fibers of the inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle. The syndrome is seen most often in patients who…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Greater auricular nerve block is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of painful conditions subserved by the greater auricular nerve including greater auricular neuralgia, red ear…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Frey syndrome is a constellation of symptoms including unilateral hyperhidrosis and flushing of the malar region and pinna of the ear that occurs when eating or…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Nasociliary nerve block is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of Charlin syndrome, which is also known as nasociliary neuralgia . Although, as with most headache…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Hyoid syndrome is caused by calcification and inflammation of the attachment of the stylohyoid ligament to the hyoid bone. Tendinitis of the other muscular attachments to…
Indications and Clinical Considerations Eagle syndrome (also known as stylohyoid syndrome ) is caused by pressure on the internal carotid artery and surrounding structures including branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve…
Indications and Clinical Considerations The inferior alveolar nerve block is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of pain involving the molars of the lower jaw. This technique can provide much-needed…
