With access to state-of-the-art equipment, our highly qualified and compassionate physicians can assure you the best treatment possible. Starting with accurate diagnoses, our treatment plans are specifically geared to charting an optimal course of action with the ultimate aim to improve your quality of life. Treatment ranges from minimally invasive therapies to surgery and are always geared to what is best for the patient.
Read more
For the latest news please browse our News page where we put updates about our providers and our practice. To hear the personal testimonials of some of our patients please go to the Patient Testimonials page where you can view the stories of patients who have battled pain and who have found new hope after diagnosis and treatment at Coastal Spine and Pain Center.
Occipital Neuralgia is a condition caused by damage to the occipital nerves by trauma such as concussions, physical stress, repetitive neck movements, and, more rarely, osteochondroma, CSF Leaks, radiofrequency nerve ablation or certain cancers of the spine.
The main symptom of Occipital Neuralgia is a chronic headache.
Secondary symptoms include:
Often, the pain affects one side only, though it may occur on both sides if both the nerves are affected. The pain is often described as shooting, sharp, stabbing or like electric shocks. The amount of pain varies, lasting for a few seconds at a time to almost continuous pain for longer amounts of time.
