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inflammation at C1, C2 of cervical spine causing cervicogenic headach
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 21 6:57am | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
For head and neck pain, I received facet joint and medial branch injections at every cervical level - including 1 that many docs won’t do. They did NOT help.
I was referred to a pain management doc who confirmed likely occipital neuralgia.
I receive occipital nerve and cervical plexus steroid injections that do help.
I also use Advil and do PT and acupuncture. The meds for neuritis have too many side effects for me and I avoid them.
Occipital neuralgia is not common and docs don’t have many ideas for managing it.
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Thank you!
I have all the symptoms of Occipital neuralgia. I believed that’s what I have but after receiving a nerve block here locally that did not work I went to Mayo in Jacksonville. They did an occipital nerve block also that did not work and then after a Spect Ct said it was inflammation at C1,C2. And like you said the pain management Dr at Mayo may not want to do a procedure at C1. They already did a Dorsal Root Ganglion block at C2, 2 weeks ago. They are thinking about doing an ablation at C2 or an injection at C1 which scares me. Did yo have an injection at C1? I don’t want to take anymore medications. I only take Tylenol for pain and an occasional hydrocodone because of side effects. I take Eliquis so cannot take Advil or the like. Where do you go for pain management?
Kathy