Stellate Ganglion Block For Complex PTSD & Phobias: Best Clinic Near Palo Alto

Did you know that it's not uncommon for a medication or treatment to be used for decades, only to later find out it has a second, third, or fourth use as well?

Some medications we've had a good understanding of for centuries, while others - we're still finding out all the ways they can help.

One example you've certainly heard of is Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid.

In its original form, as willow bark, it's been used practically forever as a painkiller. Historians suggest it's been used for over 3500 years, but we only recently found out that it can be incredibly helpful in preventing cardiovascular disease.

Soft Reboot Wellness, a clinic near Palo Alto, specializes in several procedures that, like aspirin, use safe, well-tested treatments for conditions that don't respond to the traditional options.

Using a Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) procedure, they can provide relief for conditions like PTSD, Complex PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder, or long COVID.

A case study of the SGB procedure for anxiety provided by Soft Reboot Wellness can be found at https://sgbsuccessstories.com/palo-alto-ca-testimonial-sgb-ultrasound-treatment-anxiety/

In short, the SGB procedure “reboots” your sympathetic nervous system response, using an injection of local anesthesia. The entire procedure only takes about 15 minutes, though you should plan at least 45 minutes for the entire appointment.

While it's difficult to define just how safe and common a treatment is, SGB procedures have been used safely in the United States for nearly a century, though until recently it was mostly for treating chronic pain. Since 2007, the SGB procedure has been used to treat a growing range of conditions, including many related to PTSD, anxiety, and other mood disorders.

Though SGB treatments have not been found to cure these conditions, it's common for clients to report feeling relief for weeks or months between sessions, for conditions that did not respond to traditional medications. Soft Reboot Wellness also offers ketamine infusions, either separately or in combination with SGB treatments, that have also been shown to help with a variety of difficult-to-manage conditions.

Before your appointment, you should also make sure to plan a ride home. While side effects from the procedure are temporary, they can affect your ability to drive. Luckily, they don't last very long - but you may want to take the rest of the day off from any driving, or heavy machinery you planned to operate.

The most common side effects often fade within the first few hours, but may include a drooping eyelid, redness of the eye, or a constricted pupil on the same side as the injection site. You can find a full list of side effects, and lots of other useful information, in the Soft Reboot Wellness FAQ, just visit https://www.softrebootwellness.com/faqs/

Why Soft Reboot Wellness?

The clinic is run by Dr. Sara Herman — a Harvard-trained, board-certified anesthesiologist, and a dedicated team that wants to help you have a "soft reboot." All the treatments from Soft Reboot Wellness are safe and administered by trained professionals, with expert knowledge of the specific local anesthetics used in the procedure.

A spokesperson for the clinic explained, “Today, SGB is a routine treatment at VA hospitals that has brought PTSD relief to thousands of veterans. In fact, the VA’s success has led more doctors to offer or recommend SGB to patients suffering from persistent PTSD symptoms.”

If you have a difficult-to-treat condition, that doesn't mean you should give up - you just need to level up your care, to a procedure designed for persistent disorders.

Soft Reboot Wellness can help, either with a "reboot" using the SGB procedure, with ketamine infusions, or with a personalized combination of the two.

You can learn more about the SGB procedure, how it works, and the conditions it can help, by visiting https://www.softrebootwellness.com/stellate-ganglion-block-treatments