For millions of Americans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), daily life can feel like a battle—with few tools that offer real, lasting relief. But new research suggests hope may lie in an underused, science-backed treatment: Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB).

At Dr. Ryan Wood’s regenerative medicine clinic in Portland, Oregon, this innovative approach is offering a path forward—especially for patients who haven’t found relief through talk therapy or medication alone.

SGB is a quick, image-guided injection that targets a bundle of nerves in the neck linked to the body’s stress response. By calming this area, the treatment appears to help reset the nervous system—especially in patients with PTSD whose bodies are stuck in a chronic state of “fight-or-flight.”