OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCKS AND RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION

Occipital nerve blocks are performed to place anesthetic and steroid medication around the greater and lesser occipital nerves that are located on the back of the head just above the neck area with the goal to reduce headaches and the pain from the involved area.

Radiofrequency ablation of the occipital nerves is the preferred treatment modality when occipital nerve steroid injections do not provide long-term pain relief and patient requires frequent injections to reduce the pain and suffering from headaches.