Table 1.

Baseline Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics

CharacteristicsPatients (n = 592)
Sex
    Female423 (75.00)
    Male139 (25.00)
Age (years)
    <65329 (59.00)
    ≥65233 (41.00)
Previous treatment
    Medications (acute and/or prophylactic)323 (57.00)
    Acupuncture/physical therapy1 (0.18)
    Combination treatment*194 (35.00)
    No treatment44 (8.00)
Anesthetic
    0.25% Bupivacaine138 (25.00)
    0.5% Bupivacaine369 (66.00)
    1% Lidocaine20 (4.00)
    Combination anesthetic35 (5.00)
No. of GON block procedures
    1228 (41.00)
    ≥2334 (59.00)

  • Data are no. (%).

  • ↵* Combination treatment refers to the use of both medications and other therapies (e.g., botulinum toxin, acupuncture, physical therapy).

  • GON, greater occipital nerve.