![]() Incumbent PTSD treatments can take from months to years to work with success rates of under 40%. SGB is an anesthetic procedure that has been performed since 1925 and is considered a low risk pain procedure done under x-ray guidance. In the brain, norepinephrine levels are rapidly reduced and the extra nerve growth is removed. SGB “reboots” the sympathetic nervous system to its pre-trauma state, similar to a computer reboot. Placing an anesthetic agent on the stellate ganglion, in an anesthetic procedure called Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) can relieve the symptoms of PTSD in as little as 30 minutes and last for years. ![]() A recent innovation offers potential in rapidly treating symptoms of PTSD for a prolonged period of time. ![]() Ī part of the sympathetic nervous system, called Stellate Ganglion (a collection of nerves in the neck) seems to control the activation of the amygdala. This chain of events results in PTSD symptoms that may persist for years. It is believed that extra nerves of this system sprout or grow after extreme trauma leading to elevated levels of norepinephrine (an adrenaline-like substance) which, in turn, over activates the amygdala (the fear center of the brain). The sympathetic nervous system (“fight or flight”) has been long known to play a part in PTSD. The symptoms of PTSD present themselves as an assortment of psychiatric conditions: Nightmares, severe anxiety, insomnia, hyper-vigilance and over reactivity being the most pronounced. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD) develops in response to being exposed to extreme stress, serious injury, and/or sexual trauma. It may seem too good to be true, but it is based on real science What is PTSD? How does Stellate Ganglion Block work?
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