Head and Nerve Pain Management

Headaches, facial pain, and nerve-related conditions can be debilitating, often interfering with your ability to work, focus, sleep, or enjoy daily life. While over-the-counter medications may provide temporary relief, recurring or nerve-based pain may require a deeper evaluation to identify and treat the underlying cause.

Interventional pain specialists at CLS Health diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of head and nerve pain conditions, including migraines, occipital neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral neuropathy, and complex regional pain syndromes. Using advanced therapies like nerve blocks, neuromodulation, and targeted injections, we help reduce pain at its source and improve daily function.

Common Head & Nerve Pain Conditions

Head, facial, and nerve pain can come from irritated nerves, migraine disorders, injury, diabetes, surgery, or pain signals that continue after the original injury has healed.

Conditions we evaluate and treat include:

• Chronic migraines and recurring headaches
• Occipital neuralgia
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Cervicogenic headaches, or headaches that start in the neck
• Post-traumatic headache or whiplash-related pain
• Peripheral nerve injuries
• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
• Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS
• Post-surgical nerve pain
• Phantom limb pain
• Nerve entrapment syndromes, such as thoracic outlet syndrome or carpal tunnel syndrome 

How We Diagnose Head & Nerve Pain 

During your consultation, we take time to understand your full symptom history and evaluate possible pain sources. Your visit may include:

• Neurological and physical exam
• Pain mapping and trigger point testing
• Diagnostic nerve blocks to confirm the affected nerve
• Imaging, such as MRI or ultrasound, to identify structural causes
• EMG or nerve conduction studies, if appropriate

This thorough approach helps ensure your treatment is based on a clear and accurate diagnosis.

Treatments for Head, Facial, and Nerve Pain

Treatment depends on the type of pain, the affected nerves, your medical history, and your goals. Some patients benefit from targeted injections, while others may need advanced therapies for chronic or nerve-driven pain.

Treatments for Head and Facial Pain

Occipital Nerve Blocks: Injected near the base of the skull to relieve pain from occipital neuralgia, cervicogenic headaches, or chronic migraines.

Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA): May help reduce cervicogenic headaches when pain starts from irritated joints or nerves in the neck. This treatment uses heat energy to interrupt pain signals from targeted nerves after diagnostic blocks confirm the likely pain source.

Botox for Migraines and Chronic Headaches: FDA-approved for chronic migraine prevention. Botox can help relax overactive muscles and reduce headache frequency in eligible patients.

Advanced Treatments for Nerve-Driven Pain

Peripheral Nerve Stimulator (PNS): Provides focused relief for localized nerve pain in the head, face, arms, or legs.

Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation: A highly targeted therapy for focal nerve pain, including complex regional pain syndrome and certain pelvic nerve pain conditions.

Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS): May be used for patients with more widespread nerve-related pain in the limbs or torso.

Sympathetic Nerve Blocks: May help manage nerve-related pain from complex regional pain syndrome or sympathetically mediated pain syndromes.

Intrathecal Pain Pump: Delivers pain medication near the spinal cord and may be considered for severe, chronic neuropathic pain that has not responded to other treatments.

Expert Care for Head & Nerve Pain

Nerve pain is often sharp, burning, shooting, or difficult to predict. Unlike muscle or joint pain, it may not improve with rest or traditional treatments alone.

Pain Specialists at CLS Health understand the complexities of nerve-related pain and offer personalized treatment options designed to address the source of pain, not just the symptoms.

Talk to a Pain Specialist at CLS Health Today

Pain Specialists at CLS Health are here to help you explore treatment options for chronic head, facial, or nerve pain. Whether your pain is sharp and sudden or a constant background presence, we will work with you to create a treatment plan that fits your life.

Schedule an evaluation with a pain medicine specialist in the Greater Houston area.