I get a pain that passes through my face like lightning.

This is a trigeminal neuralgia pattern. It differs from ordinary headache.

I had dental treatment but it still hurts.

This is a common course. It is a condition confused with toothache.

It is needed if this is a first occurrence, if it is bilateral, or if there is reduced sensation.

Many people do combine them. Please do not stop your medication on your own.

We look to occipital neuralgia. It is a nerve rising from the neck.

We work around the trigger points. Bruising can occur.

We evaluate in two- to three-month units. The goal is fewer attacks rather than cure.

Trigeminal & Occipital Neuralgia

Lightning-like pain across the face or the back of the head. It differs in character from ordinary headache.

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