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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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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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Give your patients a gut health check

Chiropractic Economics

They rarely connect these issues to their presenting complaints, whether theyre seeking treatment for musculoskeletal conditions, autoimmune diseases or metabolic syndrome. Headaches dissipate, brain fog lifts and chronic muscle pain improvesoften in patients who never suspected their digestive system might be the root cause.

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The Temporomandibular Disorder: A Guide for Evidence-Based Chiropractors

ChiroUp

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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Managing Stress and Tension: How Chiropractic Care Can Help

Reinhardt Chiropractic

In our fast-paced world, stress and tension have become ever-present. Headaches: Tension headaches and migraines are commonly linked to stress. Pain Relief: By addressing the root cause of pain, chiropractic care can alleviate headaches, back pain, and other stress-related symptoms.