CRPS of the Head & Neck Explains Intractable TMD Pain! Stellate Ganglion Block-Case Study

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CRPS of the Head & Neck Explains Intractable TMD Pain! Stellate Ganglion Block-Case Study

By Nicholas Yiannios 32 Videos

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October 15, 2017

A TMD patient with intractable pain is sent by her general dentist to Dr. Mark ...
read more ↘ Piper in Florida to confirm a diagnosis of CRPS Type 1 of the head & neck. Piper confirms that she has it, but now the problem is to convince her physicians back home that they need to treat her with a Stellate Ganglion nerve block. The pain MD's don't believe that CRPS1 happens in the head and neck... Our patient discusses what lengths she went through to find treatment, and how amazingly impactful the block was for alleviating her pain, once she convinced the fourth pain MD to do so...! A must see for any dentist, physician, or oral surgeon who runs into a patient whose pain exceeds the threshold of the inciting event. Ramped up sympathetic tone/CRPS1 should always be on the differential. Root canals gone "bad", non-specific implant pain, phantom tooth pain, etc. CRPS1 of the head & neck can and does occur in our patient pools, and it's more common than you think! To learn more: CNOtmj.com or pipererc.com
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