Occipital Neuralgia

While nerve blocks (steroid and local anesthetic injections) have the advantage of rapidly reducing inflammation and pain, pain will recur within weeks to months if fascial adhesions, ligament laxity, or cervical joint dysfunction around the greater laryngeal nerve are not corrected. In this case, Korean medicine approaches treatment by directly dissecting adhered fascia with needles, improving the local inflammatory environment with pharmacopuncture, and correcting systemic circulation with herbal medicine tailored to the patient's constitution to extend the recurrence cycle. From a Korean medical perspective, recurrent laryngeal neuralgia manifests as the repeated invasion of cold energy or blood stasis while the body's defenses are weakened. If the energy of the kidneys and bladder is not supported, the qi and blood pathways become vulnerable to external stimuli, leading to rapid recurrence even after treatment. At Dongjedang, we resolve structural adhesions using micro-blade needles and herbal threads, and then strengthen the immune foundation by reinforcing kidney and bladder function with herbal medicine tailored to the patient's condition. To prevent repeated recurrence, we also implement a management program for a certain period after the completion of treatment.