16 Oct Chronic Headaches are treatable! Get help today with Dr. Shannon

Dr. Shannon has a unique procedure to treat these conditions. Using a very small needle, injections are given just under the skin to block the pain nerves over the trapezius muscle – this causes the muscle to relax and pressure is taken off the head where the muscle attaches. Trigger points are a common source of tension headaches. If found these to will be injected to expand the trigger point and stop them from generating pain. Typically, a series of 3 injections over 3 weeks are needed.

Results

An astonishing over 80% of patients who received this treatment get long term good to excellent results!

Key Facts

• Headaches are the most common disorder of the nervous system
• 50% of adults have had a headache within the past year
• Headaches are the 3rd most disabling condition in a year
• As many as 50% of headache disorders are misdiagnosed

Migraines

• Typically begins between 35-45 years old
• Affects women twice as much as men
• Typically, one sided
• Pulsing in nature

Tension

• Most common type of headache
• Occurs less than 15 days/ month
• Affects women 3:1 over men
• Feels like a band around head and causes shoulder tension

Cluster

• Rare
• Only 1 in 1000 headache disorders
• Frequent/brief extreme pain several times a day

Medication Overuse

• Most common secondary headache
• Affects 5% of the population

Results 

An astonishing over 80% of patients who received this treatment get long term good to excellent results!