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?
Haldeman S, Dagenais S.
Spine J. 2010 (Feb); 10 (2): 169-171. Epub 2009 Dec 11
Excellent information and excellent website! Thank you.
It’s always good to see studies that show positive effects of using chiropractic care with treating headaches. Good find.
Chiropractic care is generally safe when it is applied skillfully and appropriately. I like this natural method because it has no side effects like other traditional treatment methods.
For headaches, I find that soft tissue treatment of the occipital muscles is an excellent adjunct to CMT and increases how quickly results are seen and how long they last.
RESPONSE from Frank
Exactly! Contracted suboccipital muscles can cause pain anywhere, from occiput to behind the eyeballs. NIMMO, post-isometric relaxation, acupuncture, and adjusting the occiput all are very effective when required.
Clinical practice shows patients with these headaches have excellent results but as for the study: How many participants, what were numbers on the disability scales? what percentage change in what % of the participants? Why weren’t the details included?
RESPONSE from Frank
I don’t have a subscription to Spine Journal, so all I could include is the abstract. Did you review the author’s PowerPoint Presentation?
Great information to share with patients.
This is great news. We need more chiropractic articles published in Spine.
Just had a few classic headache cases cured by chiropractic, I am glad there is getting to be more and more literature promoting chiropractic with headaches. Thank you for this, my patients will appreciate this article.
Chiropractic used in conjunction with cranialsacral and trapezius trigger point therapy is very effective in the prevention and treatment of cervicogenic headaches.
We need more chiropractic articles like this published in JAMA and Spine, very useful patient information.