This past week we saw many patients with a condition called Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (nTOS). Most of these patients had a history of some form of whiplash injury, which is the most common cause of this condition that we see in our practice. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome can be neurogenic or vascular or both. 95% …
Taking care of people who are in chronic pain requires the care team to have empathy in their hearts. Every day our whole team learns from patients, their struggles, and how they have adapted their lives to survive with their pain. Every day I am amazed at their ability to stay focused and get through …
As an extension of the prior post, I’m going to stay on the topic of Occipital Neuralgia / Occipital Nerve Syndrome ( ON / ONS ). Occipital Neuralgia / Occipital Nerve Syndrome We have been treating this problem for over 15 years and have a very mature experience in helping many different types of ON/ONS. …
This week it was a number of patients who had previous total knee replacements and have persistent pain that is nerve related. Joint Denervation Surgery in St. Louis This falls under the topic of Joint Denervation surgery. This technique involves evaluating certain sensory nerves that provide pain fibers to the joint capsules. We can perform …
This week we return to the topic of Headache Surgery. Specifically, the diagnosis of Occipital Neuralgia (ON). As we reviewed before, there are three anatomical regions we evaluate for chronic headaches, the frontal, temporal and occipital areas. Often providers generalize the topic of Occipital Neuralgia (ON). However, it is important to understand that there are …
As an extension of the prior post, I’m going to stay on the topic of Occipital Neuralgia / Occipital Nerve Syndrome ( ON / ONS ). We have been treating this problem for over 15 years and have a very mature experience in helping many different types of ON/ONS. In our practice, the number one …
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The topic of who should be evaluated is an important one to talk about. I saw several new patients this past week who had seen many care providers prior to us over the years and no one had recommended that they be seen by a nerve surgeon. They were frustrated to find out that this …
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We have been evaluating and treating patients for head pain / headaches since 2007, greater than 15 years. We have been committed to understanding how nerves of the head and neck region cause headaches. We have advanced the way diagnostic blocks are used for diagnosing and treating these types of headaches. We have also refined …
So this weeks cluster of interesting cases leads me to talk about headache surgery. Read More »
As a clinician who is deeply concerned with nerve health and function, Robert Hagan, MD has a unique perspective on caring for TOS patients. Join him as he discusses his approach.
It’s very common for people to experience headaches or Headache after head trauma. For many patients, this is a temporary issue, but for others, it becomes a long-term or permanent problem that can only be solved with headache surgery. Today, we will discuss how whiplash or head trauma can lead to Headache and even …
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