ULTRASOUND GUIDED TREATMENT: STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK FOR PTSD & ANXIETY -by Dr. James Lynch
The stellate ganglion block (SGB) is a procedure in which an injection of a long-acting local anesthetic, using ultrasound guidance, is made in the side of the neck around the main nerve that controls the “fight or flight” response (the sympathetic nervous system). This nerve, (the cervical sympathetic chain) which is a two-way conduit, connects the parts of the brain that control the fight or flight response (referred to as the central autonomic network) to the rest of the body. By blocking or “turning off” the traffic in the cervical sympathetic chain, it is believed that the parts of the brain that control the fight or flight response are allowed to completely reset, resulting in long-term relief of the associated anxiety symptoms. Multiple peer-reviewed medical studies show that SGB results in significant long-term improvement in chronic anxiety symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI). The SGB takes less than 15 minutes to perform, and benefits are seen in as little as 30 minutes.Welcome to the Pain Healers' community E-news forum. Produced and written by dedicated professionals and health educators who share their expert findings and insights on relevant topics in pain therapeutics, diagnostics and lifestyle upgrades. We welcome special guest contributors from all modalities of healing - from practitioners, product innovators and researchers. Also, gain valuable insight from success stories of real people and their experience with WHAT WORKED for them!
STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK FOR PTSD & ANXIETY -by Dr. James Lynch
ULTRASOUND GUIDED TREATMENT: STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK FOR PTSD & ANXIETY -by Dr. James Lynch The stellate ganglion block (SGB) is a proc...
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