Neurological Disorders

Neurological Disorders & Treatments

Don't let your neurological issues keep you from doing the things you need to do every day. Consult The Neurological & Headache Center to help you with your discomfort.

We give comprehensive care to all patients who want to control their headaches with focused headache management and the most up-to-date therapeutic treatment for headache disorders.

Ready to get started? Give us a call today or request an appointment online today! We’re here to help you manage your pain and relieve you of headache issues for the long term. We also offer treatment financing. We can’t wait to meet you and help however we can!

Common Neurological Disorders We Treat

Migraines—A migraine is a headache that is usually moderate or severe and causes throbbing pain on one side of the brain. Many people also experience symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and increased sensitivity to light and sound.

Cluster Headaches—When compared to other types of headaches, cluster headaches are uncommon. They cause excruciating agony that tends to reoccur in the same pattern each time. They strike in groups, or clusters, and each onslaught lasts an average of 1 to 3 hours. The incidence frequency can range from once every other day to numerous times every day.

Post-Traumatic Headaches—The muscle tensing that occurs during your injury causes a post-traumatic headache. Alternatively, your blood arteries may constrict, preventing blood from flowing correctly to your head. The degree of a post-traumatic headache that feels like a migraine can range from mild to severe.

Cervicogenic Headaches—A cervicogenic headache (CGH) is characterized by unilateral neck pain. It's a typical chronic and recurrent headache that usually begins when you move your neck. It's frequently accompanied by a decrease in neck range of motion. It's commonly mistaken for a migraine, tension headache, or one of the other basic headache syndromes.

Primary Stabbing Headaches—A main stabbing headache is a quick and excruciating headache that feels like an ice pick is suddenly wedged behind one eye. The agony can be excruciating, to the point where patients are rendered immobile.

Hemicrania Continua—Hemicrania continua is a type of headache. It produces persistent facial and head pain on one side. Hemicranial headaches are not caused by environmental or lifestyle factors, unlike other headache syndromes. Migraine-like symptoms, such as nausea or light sensitivity, are also possible.

Neck Pain/Injury—Accidental neck injuries can cause long-term pain, ligament tears, neck sprains, and whiplash injuries. To get rid of the neck pain and damage, you'll need medical help.

Facial Pain—Cramping, burning, and aching on one side of the face are common symptoms of facial discomfort.

Head Trauma—Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause significant brain tissue damage, resulting in headaches, seizures, and depression.

Fibromyalgia—Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that causes pain all over the body (also known as widespread pain), as well as sleep issues, exhaustion, and emotional and mental discomfort.

Multiple Sclerosis—Multiple sclerosis is a disease that produces inflammation and damage in the myelin sheath and affects people between the ages of 20 and 50.

Occipital Neuralgia/Myalgia—The occipital nerves, which run through the scalp, are injured or irritated in this illness. This produces headaches in the upper neck, back of the head, or behind the ears that feel like intense piercing, throbbing, or shock-like pain.

Epilepsy & Seizures—Epilepsy affects people of all ages and is the fourth most common neurological illness. The terms "epilepsy" and "seizure disorders" are interchangeable.

Major Depressive Disorder—MDD, often known as clinical depression, is a serious medical illness that can have a wide range of consequences. It has an effect on mood and behavior, as well as physical functions such as headaches.

Common Treatments

Neurological Testing—We have a variety of neurological tests that help us determine and treat your headaches. If you want to read more about our diagnosis process, click here.
EEG—An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that uses small metal discs (electrodes) connected to your scalp to detect electrical activity in your brain. Even when you're sleeping, your brain cells communicate with each other via electrical impulses. On an EEG recording, this activity appears as wavy lines.
EMG—Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for measuring muscle reaction or electrical activity in response to nerve stimulation. The test is used to detect anomalies in the neuromuscular system.
Nerve Blocks (Occipital, Supra-Orbital, Trochlear & Trigger Point Injections)—Nerve blocks, also known as neural blockades, are pain-relieving procedures that can be used to prevent or treat a variety of ailments. Injections of medications that block pain from specific nerves are commonly used.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation—TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) is a noninvasive treatment for depression that employs magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. When other depression treatments have failed, TMS is commonly employed.
NeuroStar—See Below
Botox injections utilizing FDA Migraine Protocol—See Below

About NeuroStar® TMS Therapy

NeuroStar uses transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to target key areas of the brain that are underactive in people with depression. It is not ECT (electroconvulsive therapy).

While the exact cause of depression is not known, the leading scientific theory is that it is caused by an imbalance of the brain’s neurotransmitters, which are chemical messengers that send signals between brain cells.

What is NeuroStar Advanced Therapy (TMS)?

During a NeuroStar treatment session, a magnet similar in strength to that used in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine is used to stimulate nerve cells in the area of the brain thought to control mood. These magnetic pulses may have a positive effect on the brain’s neurotransmitter levels, making long-term remission possible.

Treatment with NeuroStar Advanced Therapy is easy:

Therapy sessions are conducted in your NeuroStar doctor’s office
You can return to normal activities right away
You are awake during treatment
There are no negative effects on memory or sleep
It’s covered by most health insurance plans, including Tricare

With more than three million treatments delivered, this novel treatment approach to achieving remission is bringing new hope to people every day.

About BOTOX® for Chronic Migraine

BOTOX® is a prescription drug that is injected to prevent migraines in adults with chronic migraine who experience 15 or more days per month with a headache lasting 4 or more hours each day.

BOTOX® is not known to be safe or helpful for preventing headaches in migraine patients who have 14 or fewer headache days per month (episodic migraine).