A stellate ganglion block (SGB) is a medical procedure that involves the injection of a local anesthetic into the stellate ganglion, a cluster of nerves in the neck. By temporarily interrupting the sympathetic nervous system (The bodies’ fight or flight highway}, SGB can be effective in managing conditions such as symptoms associated with long covid, anxiety, PTSD, complex regional pain syndrome, sympathetic maintained pain, and certain vascular disorders. The procedure is often performed under guidance to ensure accurate needle placement.
SGB is a quick, simple, and safe procedure done in the office under minimal anesthesia for same day recovery. Some patients report life changing relief due to the calming affects the procedure can cause in slowing or lower the temperature of the fight or flight highway from your brain to body.
