BellevueWellnessCenterOffersStellate GanglionBlockShotForPTSD
Interventional Orthopedicsof Washingtonnowoffers youstellateganglion block(SGB)treatment.
Thetherapyisusedtotreata varietyofconditions,including migraineheadaches,PTSD,and anxietydisorders.
SGBisaprocedurethatinvolvesthe injectionofalowdoseofananestheticin thestellateganglionorthecollectionof nervesfoundonthefrontsideoftheneck.
Thesenervescontrolthe sympatheticresponsesofthe autonomicnervoussystem, andwhenrelaxedwiththe medicine,canreturnyoutoa stateofrelaxation.
SGBhasbeenfoundtoincrease bloodflowthroughthebrain, providingtherapeuticbenefitsfor individualssufferingfromPTSD, anxiety,andconditionssuchas migraineheadaches.
InterventionalOrthopedics isonamissiontohelpmore peoplefindrelieffromtheir specifichealthproblems, eitherpainfulornon-painful.