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I'm going tomorrow for an occipital nerve block. i'm very nervous. what should i know or do to have the best outcome?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

No worry: Routine and safe procedure. Occipital neuralgia (ON) involves the greater and lesser occipital nerves located in the back of the scalp and can produce neck pain as well as headache. Although there is no epidemiological data available, ON is regarded as a common cause of protracted or severe headache. Management of ON includes local blockade of the greater occipital nerve.

Answered 9/10/2016

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