Headaches at back of head feel like blood vessels are swelling up.

This is a patient who contacted Dr Shapira from the I Hate Headaches.org website.   Lisa:  Tell us about your headaches…:    So I had an mri done & found out that my jaw was partially dislocated. I have braced to correct it. My headaches start in the...

ICE Pick Headaches: Primary Stabbing Headaches Chicago

These headaches like migraines and Autonomic Trigeminal Cephalgias are caused by the Trigeminal Nerve but are not cosidered migraine attacks. The common pattern is for their appearance in patients who have a history of migraine. Many cases are infrequent and require...

Chronic Headache Relief: Healthy Approaches to Relief

Chronic Headache Relief: Key to Relief is Controlling Noxious Input into the Trigeminal Nervous System All headaches are controlled primarily or completely by the Trigeminal Nervous System. Noxious input to the trigeminal Nerve travels thru the Trigeminovascular...

What All Headaches Have In Common: Migraines, Cluster Headaches, Chronic Daily Headaches, New Persistent Headaches Cluster Headaches

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT HEADACHES: Question from Kasey in Pennsylvania: I always seem to have a headache that never 100% goes away, and it usually varies day to day. It can get worse by mid to the end of the day. I don’t have bad jaw pain but could that be a...

Self Administration of SPG Blocks by Patients.

The SPG Block or Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block can be extremely effective at preventing and eliminating migraines. The Sphenopalatine Ganglion is part of the Autonomic Nervous System. It is the Largest Parasympathetic Ganglion and treatment with lidocaine has been...

New Guidelines for Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Apnea

New guidelines for Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring have been released by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. I am glad to report the new guidelines are essentially the same as my office guidelines have been for 30...