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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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F4CP President Sherry McAllister to receive Beatrice B. Hagen Award

Chiropractic Economics

After months of medication, she still experienced debilitating headaches and back pain and turned to chiropractic care upon a classmate’s suggestion. The Hagen Award presentation McAllister will be honored on May 2 at the Logan University Symposium. That one appointment changed her life.

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A letter from the editor

Chiropractic Economics

Help with headaches Take an innovative two-pronged approach to headaches, and you could have some very happy patients on your hands. Brian Hortz recommends a combination of manual therapy and dry needling, which research indicates is effective at relieving cervicogenic headache pain.

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Expert analysis: Did cervical spine manipulation cause the death of Katie May?

Chiropractic Economics

4,6 Expert: cervical spine manipulation did not cause VAD The case report concludes that CSM did not cause the VAD, and that the dissection had been present before the CSM. May entered the chiropractic office with a history of trauma, neck pain, headache and nausea consistent with existing VAD. In a 2014 review study, Biller, et al.,

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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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The Temporomandibular Disorder: A Guide for Evidence-Based Chiropractors

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Acute presentations are often due to muscular dysfunction affecting the soft tissue of the surrounding area. Symptoms of TMD Patients with TMD often present with: Clicking or crepitus in the jaw. Concurrent neck pain and headaches are common. Chiropractors treating TMD often focus on the systems affecting jaw motion.

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Stop outsourcing with new technology

Chiropractic Economics

In fact, the AMA indicates: “ The following factors must be considered to determine if AOMSI is present: Flexion/extension radiographs are performed when the individual is at maximum medical improvement and are technically adequate. Until now, TBIs were often overlooked as “only headaches,” even by experienced physicians.

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