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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

Chiropractic Economics

Cervicogenic headache refers to a headache of cervical origin. 1 The International Headache Society (IHS) has classified headaches as primary, where there is no other causative factor, or secondary, where the headache occurs in close temporal relationship to another disorder to which it is attributed.

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Association Between Spinal Manipulation, Butalbital Prescription, and Medication Overuse Headache in Adults With Tension-Type Headache: Retrospective Cohort Study

ChiroOrg

Chiro.Org Blog: Our findings reveal a significant reduction in likelihood of both butalbital prescription and, tentatively, medication overuse headache (MOH), through 2years' follow-up among adults with tension-type headache (TTH) receiving spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) compared to matched controls.

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Chiropractic Treatment of Cervicogenic Headaches

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Recent studies have highlighted the importance of assessing and treating suboccipital muscles in patients suffering from headaches. This blog aims to guide chiropractors through the significance of suboccipital muscles in headache treatment and outlines four essential treatments for addressing these issues. 1) Tavakkoli et al.

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Comparative Effectiveness of Cervical vs Thoracic Spinal-thrust Manipulation for Care of Cervicogenic Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial

ChiroOrg

Chiro.Org Blog: The current randomized controlled trial found that cervical spine manipulation was more effective in improving pain parameters (intensity, frequency and threshold), functional disability and quality of life in patients with cervicogenic headache than thoracic spine manipulation and conventional physiotherapy.

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The one test that could change your female patients’ lives

Chiropractic Economics

The relationship between the two might still indicate estrogen dominance, which leads to headaches, cramping and mood swings prior to the period. A typical patient in my office I was seeing a female patient with headaches and mood swings. She had had irregular periods for a majority of her life.

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Sleep issues and musculoskeletal pain: A two-way street with numerous influences

Chiropractic Economics

A study involving youth with chronic migraine headaches and co-occurring insomnia reported reduced headache days and insomnia symptoms after six CBT sessions held over six to 12 weeks, followed by another session one month later.

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Common headaches tied to neck inflammation

ScienceDaily: Back and Neck Pain

Researchers have identified objective evidence of how the neck muscles are involved in primary headaches, according to a new study.