Posted in Headaches on Aug 31st, 2007
The American Academy of Neurology has reported that treating migraine headaches with occipital nerve block is effective. Occipital nerve block is a procedure where anesthetic agents are injected near the occipital nerve on the back of the head near the base of the skull on the side of the migraine headache.
Within five minutes [...]
Posted in Health on Aug 30th, 2007
If you are suffering from any health challenges, I strongly recommend you check out MDJunction.com. The site consists of many online support groups where people share their experiences, feelings, and wisdom. The site also has many articles on health topics as well as finding a doctor services.
I feel I have really benefited from the NDPH [...]
Posted in Life on Aug 30th, 2007
Well the past few days I have been away in the backcountry of the Midwest. There are lots of many interesting wildlife in the area, such as mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, and wild turkey. I only saw wild turkey, but I did hear coyotes at night.
I ended up going fishing a lot. My [...]
Posted in wisdom teeth on Aug 29th, 2007
While there is no way to verify this, some dentists speculate that wisdom teeth are a vestige from the days when our ancestors literally bit off more than they could chew on a daily basis. It’s thought that the Stone age diet often consisted of coarse, rough foods that required more chewing power. As a [...]
Posted in Headaches on Aug 28th, 2007
What is Occipital Neuralgia?
Occipital neuralgia is a very specific type of headache, where the pain is in the back of the head, at the very top of the neck and behind the ears. This location relates to an area supplied by a nerve, called the occipital nerve, which usually gathers information about pain and touch [...]
