Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients used the device for 60 days, and effects persisted for 6 months. 71% of patients reported improved Neck ...

A number of studies have shown that certain vitamins and supplements can play a role in treating neuropathic pain. But more research is needed focusing specifically on occipital neuralgia headaches.

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 ...

Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show. Investigators found children receiving ...

Having pain at the base of your skull could indicate a tension headache or neck injury. If you're experiencing a shooting pain or pain behind the eyes, it may be occipital neuralgia. If you have ...

Doctors should use a nerve block injection to stop pain signals from thrumming through the occipital nerves located near the top of the spine, a report published in Headache: The Journal of Head and ...