Cutting-Edge Treatment for PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma
Stellate Ganglion Block
Effective & Accessible Treatment for PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma
A Stellate Ganglion Block is an innovative treatment that targets the symptoms of PTSD and complicated or prolonged anxiety disorders, and is showing promise in the treatment of Long COVID. We are seeing dramatic results for those suffering from physiologic hyperarousal (fight of flight response), hypervigilance, feelings of perceived threat, and insomnia.
How It Works
The stellate ganglion is part of the cervical sympathetic chain, a key part of the sympathetic nervous system (the “fight or flight” response.) In PTSD and some other anxiety conditions, the “fight or flight” nervous system gets stuck in the “ON” position. By precisely placing a local anesthetic around the stellate ganglion, the chronic “fight or flight” response is turned off. This allows neurotransmitters in the brain to “reset” back to a non-anxiety state. This “resetting” results in long-term relief of anxiety symptoms.
The Benefits
Improved sleep
Decreased sense of perceived threat
Improved mood
Decreased feelings of anxiety.
When used for Long Covid, benefits include alleviation of parosmia and anosmia (loss of or distorted sense of smell), brain fog, and increased energy.
