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Is there any advice on how to relief pain from occipital neuralgia related headaches?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Headaches: Your neurologist would be your best bet to develop a treatment plan for you. Acupuncture can be used as an adjunctive treatment.

Dr Scherer agreed

Answered 1/5/2019

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Blocks: Neurosurgery: Sometimes nerve blocks done by an interventional pain specialist helps. I've also seen patients who have undergone nerve stimulators and ablation surgery do quite well.

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