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Who might be suitable for peripheral nerve stimulation?

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Who might be suitable for peripheral nerve stimulation?

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A number of painful conditions can be treated using occipital nerve stimulation. Patients with the following conditions who have failed all standard medical therapies may benefit: • Occipital neuralgia • Whiplash-related headaches • Other neck-related or ‘cervicogenic’ headaches • Nerve injuries (from trauma or previous surgery) • Occasionally cluster headaches What are the reasons for surgery? When medications and other treatments are no longer working well or their side effects are to severe, surgery may be of value. What are the alternatives to surgery? A number of medications may be useful for pain. These include the standard opioid and non-opioid analgesic agents, anti-inflammatory medications, membrane-stabilising agents and anticonvulsants, as well as the most recent agent to be released- Pregabalin. Special medical treatments such as Ketamine infusions, local nerve and joint blocks, as well as other surgical options such as spinal cord stimulation should also be considered. It

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