Please tune in to Today's Special Edition Tuesday with Dr. Sean Mulvaney as he discusses the use of right-sided stellate ganglion block (SGB) and left-sided SGB for the treatment of PTSD and related anxiety symptoms.
Stellate Ganglion Block is an injection of a long-acting local anesthetic under ultrasound guidance into the side of the neck around the main nerve that controls the “fight or flight” response (the sympathetic nervous system).
This nerve, the cervical sympathetic chain is a two-way conduit, which connects the parts of the brain that control the fight or flight response (referred to as the central autonomic network) to the rest of the body.
By blocking or “turning off” the traffic in the cervical sympathetic chain, it is believed that the parts of the brain that control the fight or flight response are allowed to completely reset, resulting in long-term relief of the associated anxiety symptoms.
The SGB takes less than 15 minutes to perform, and benefits are seen in as little as 30 minutes.
Most insurances do not cover SGB as a treatment for PTSD. This means that you will most likely have to pay for your procedure out-of-pocket. The cost of an SGB at The Stellate Institute is $1200 for a one-sided block or $2000 to have an SGB performed on both sides (this requires at least 12 hours between procedures).
For more info, please visit us at https://thestellateinstitute.com.
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