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June 17, 2022

RUNNER’S “HIGH” – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXERCISE & PAIN

Anyone who knows me, knows that exercise has always been an important part of my life.  From my days as a competitive swimmer to my time doing Ironman, sport has…
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March 31, 2022

“THE EVOLUTION OF HEADACHE SURGERY” – Dr. Ziv’s Presentation at Yale University

Dr. Ziv Peled recently presented Grand Rounds at Yale University's Division of Plastic Surgery on the over 20-year evolution of headache surgery. Take a look at the first part of…
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March 2, 2022

Sensation Preserving Mastectomy Surgery

This picture is the first of it's kind to my knowledge. It is from a recent sensation preserving mastectomy case. The mastectomy has been completed and the sizer is in place to gauge how…
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February 7, 2022

COVID-19 AND OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA

I always knew it was just a matter of time and it finally happened.  I was speaking with a patient of mine who was a bit more than one year…
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October 6, 2021

TRIGGER POINT INJECTIONS vs NERVE BLOCKS – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Simple question, somewhat nuanced answer. Basically, nerve blocks are injections of local anesthetic aimed at temporarily and chemically inactivating a nerve - pure and simple.  Where things get a bit…
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September 8, 2021

THE STAGED APPROACH TO CHRONIC HEADACHE/MIGRAINE RELIEF

I was recently asked why some people require more than one operation to obtain optimal relief.  A great question and one with a multi-part answer.   Let me try to break it down…
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August 16, 2021

MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHE (MOH) OR ‘REBOUND HEADACHES’

I have been asked recently to write a little something about so-called “rebound headaches”. This topic can be quite confusing, and as you will read, is not very well understood.…
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August 16, 2021

THE NERVE WAS CUT, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT AREA – HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

Over the years, I seem to have had this question come up on a fairly consistent basis and the answer is actually relatively straightforward.  Let’s take as an example, an…
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July 8, 2021

TO DECOMPRESS OR TRANSECT: THAT IS THE QUESTION

This query is one of the great ones – a $64,000 question that continues to be raised both in my office as well as online.   What is the difference…
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July 6, 2021

CAN STRESS MAKE OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA WORSE?

This question is one of the most common articulated in my office and I believe represents an underappreciated component of our everyday lives that can certainly impact many facets of…
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June 19, 2021

Why We’re All Wired Differently

Take a look at the first picture- it is of a midline incision in the back of the neck.  Can you identify the nerve by the black arrow and the…
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June 9, 2021

BLOCKS & STIMULATORS & DECOMPRESSION, OH MY?!?

I’ve noted that there has been some confusion lately over the roles of nerve blocks, nerve stimulators and nerve decompression in the treatment of chronic headaches. To be sure, there…