Amy Little escaped an armed robbery attempt physically unharmed, but the aftershock lasted years.

After leaving a Carpentersville movie theater in 2004, shortly after the Elgin woman graduated from Larkin High School, Little and a friend were approached by two men who tried to force the pair into a car at gunpoint. Little’s companion was struck in the head when he refused. Luckily, a passing squad car scared off the men.

But the attempt left Little, now 23, with extreme anxiety. Routine encounters with men who had similar physical attributes as those would-be robbers gave her panic attacks, and irrational fear paralyzed her.

CHICAGO (June 2010) – Dr. Eugene Lipov* will be conducting an IRB (Institutional Review Board) approved pilot study using a stellate ganglion injection (SGB) with local anesthetic as a method to provide relief from symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The study is limited to men who have served in the U.S. Military and have been diagnosed with PTSD and women (not mandated to be military) who have been medically diagnosed as suffering from PTSD.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder