Supraoccipital nerve causing headache, which is also referred to as occipital neuralgia, can be treated by medication, localized closure therapy, physical therapy or surgery.
1. Drug treatment: when occipital neuralgia attack can be applied gabapentin, carbamazepine and other anti-epileptic drugs to relieve pain. With the application of methylcobalamin, B vitamins and other nutritive drugs to promote the recovery of damaged nerves and improve clinical symptoms.
2. Local closure therapy: local anesthesia drugs such as procaine and lidocaine can be injected into the local muscle to carry out closure therapy, which is conducive to relieving clinical symptoms.
3. Physical therapy: ultrasonic short wave, pulse radio frequency and other physical therapy can be carried out locally, which is conducive to increasing the local blood flow and relieving the headache symptoms, and can also be applied locally with hot compresses to relieve the local muscle spasm and pain.
4. Surgery: Surgery should be considered for severe symptoms, such as destructive surgery, the purpose is to remove the large occipital nerve, so that the transmission of pain is blocked, thus relieving clinical symptoms. It is also possible to perform occipital nerve release surgery, which is beneficial for the tissues around the nerve to be loosened and release the local compression.
The supraoccipital nerve causes headache, should promptly seek medical attention, after a clear diagnosis, by the doctor’s guidance to be treated.