In 41 case, right sided stellate block gave rapid relief of brain fog and fatigue often within 15 minutes of injection. Magical.
Neck Stellate nerve ganglion block can remarkably relieve symptoms in 86% of cases:
Pearson, Lisa, et al.
Stellate Ganglion Block Relieves Long COVID-19 Symptoms in 86% of Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.”
Cureus 15.9 (2023) in press
https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/original_article/pdf/184194/20230913-3757-piy8np.pdf
- 41 cases
- some were right sided and some were bilateral
side effects – “three patients experienced a vagal response, all of which happened immediately after a left-sided block and resolved quickly with reverse Trendelenburg positioning. Transient hoarseness occurred in four patients and resolved upon dissipation of the local anesthetic, which usually occurred within an hour.”
Results are fast:
“The resolution of long COVID-19 symptoms following SGB was found to occur rapidly, with
most patients reporting a noticeable improvement in symptoms within 15 minutes of the block. The resolution of symptoms that could not be clearly evaluated immediately after the SGB (brain fog, fatigue) was observed to occur at different time points, with some patients reporting a steady improvement over one to two weeks, while others reported that their symptoms resolved within a day”
Symptoms Improved:
Only 2 relapsed; one from reinfection.
Comment – a must for long covid sufferers. Finding a site might be tough; one site that did stellate blocks on 285 cases for anxiety was the:
The Stellate Institute, 116 Defense Highway, Suite 203, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA
https://thestellateinstitute.com/
suggestions would be welcome.
