New Evidence Supporting the Effectiveness of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Cervicogenic Headache

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The chiropractic Center for Outcomes Studies at Western States Chiropractic College has completed a new study that provides additional support for the use of spinal manipulation in the treatment of cervicogenic headaches. This study adds to a growing body of independent research that supports the efficacy of chiropractic care. The new study compared two doses of therapy as described in the abstract below.

Dr. Mitch Haas and his team at Western States Chiropractic College investigated the differences in dose (8 versus 16 treatments) and between high velocity low amplitude spinal manipulation versus light massage in the treatment of cervicogenic headache.

Read the rest of this fascinating review at ChiroACCESS

You may also enjoy this PowerPoint Presentation by the authors of this study. It provides more details of the trial.

There’s much more information like this at our
Headache and Chiropractic Page.

REFERENCES:

1.   Choosing a treatment for cervicogenic headache: when? what? how much?
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