
Can Exercise Help Children with Migraine? The Surprising Answer
Dr. Jimenez-Sanders encourages children to build healthy habits that support lifelong brain health, such as exercise, which is dually beneficial for migraine support.
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We offer a curated selection of advanced, in-office treatments designed to relieve pain, restore function, and support long-term neurological wellness. Each procedure is performed with precision, comfort, and a personalized approach.
What it is:
A series of small, targeted injections placed in specific muscles of the head and neck.
Why it helps:
Botox relaxes muscles and blocks pain signals involved in chronic migraine.
What to expect:
What it is:
A targeted injection to greater and lesser occipital nerves (nerves at the back of the head).
Why it helps:
Reduces inflammation and calms nerve signals involved in migraines and occipital neuralgia.
What to expect:
Gentle, targeted injections are used to calm the nerves responsible for pain in the forehead and around the eyes—areas commonly affected in migraines and frontal headaches.
This quick, well-tolerated treatment helps reduce pain signaling and inflammation, often providing rapid relief. For some patients, periodic treatments can also help decrease the frequency and intensity of headaches over time.
This precise injection targets the auriculotemporal nerve, which supplies sensation to the temples and side of the head—key areas involved in many migraine patterns.
The procedure is brief and minimally invasive, designed to interrupt pain pathways and provide both immediate and sustained relief as part of a comprehensive headache treatment plan.
The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) is a small bundle of nerve cells located deep in the face, behind the nose.
It plays a key role in:
This structure is part of the trigeminal-autonomic pain pathway, which is heavily involved in headache disorders.
What is an SPG Block?
An SPG block is a minimally invasive procedure designed to calm this nerve center.
It involves delivering a small amount of local anesthetic to the SPG to:
A trigger point is a small, tight, irritated area within a muscle—often described as a “knot.”
These areas develop when muscle fibers become overactive and unable to fully relax, leading to:
Research in myofascial pain shows that these points can generate pain due to localized biochemical changes and nerve sensitization.
One of the most important—and often misunderstood—features of trigger points is referred pain.
This means the pain you feel is often not where the problem originates.
Understanding trigger points helps explain why:
This is why targeted treatments like trigger point injections and manual therapiescan be so effective.
What it is:
Injection of a small amount of medication into tight, painful muscle knots.
Why it helps:
Relieves muscle tension that contributes to headaches, neck pain, and facial pain.
What to expect:
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Dr. Jimenez-Sanders encourages children to build healthy habits that support lifelong brain health, such as exercise, which is dually beneficial for migraine support.

Migraine doesn’t just affect adults—it can begin during childhood, and it’s one of the leading causes of missed school days, sports practices, family activities, and social events.