greater occipital nerve การใช้

The posterior distribution includes the suboccipital nerve ( C1 ), the greater occipital nerve ( C2 ) and the third occipital nerve ( C3 ).
Two sets of muscles are associated with the outer ear : the lesser and greater occipital nerves of the cervical plexus all supply sensation to parts of the outer ear and the surrounding skin.
"' Occipital nerve block "'is a procedure involving injection of steroids or anesthetics into regions of the greater occipital nerve and the lesser occipital nerve used to treat chronic headaches.
The treatment involves the use of mild electrical impulses to stimulate the greater occipital nerve and lesser occipital nerve which are part of the peripheral nervous system and are located at the back of the head just above the neck area.
First, a small incision is made at the base of the skull, then a Tuohy needle is advanced under fluoroscopic guidance towards the location of the greater occipital nerve and lesser occipital nerve on one side of the head.