CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
Which would you choose? Most West Palm Beach
cervicogenic headache sufferers often would like to try a
non-surgical approach before a surgical one. Cervicogenic headache
is pain that begins in the neck and is felt
to be in the head or face. Reduced neck range of motion is common. (1) Medicine offers
surgical options. One is the removal of one or two cervical discs
in patients who haven’t responded to prior
treatments resulting in 63%/64% of
unilateral/bilateral cervicogenic headache relief or improvement at 19.8 and
25.5 months. (2) Another surgical approach - pulsed radiofrequency ablation of
the C2 dorsal root ganglion - is being done, seeking a “successful outcome” of at least 50% pain relief at 6 months after
surgery. (3) Chiropractic uses non-surgical approaches
like manipulation and mobilization. These are often effective for the relief or
improvement of cervicogenic headache or reduction of symptoms when contrasted
with control subjects. (4) A study assessing
the effectiveness of manipulation versus mobilization for the relief of cervicogenic headache reported that
both had similar effects on disability, pain, global rating of
change, and cervical range of motion. (5) A case report of a patient suffering with cervicogenic headache as well as a
lower cervical disc herniation described how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment delivered relief. (6) Your chiropractor delivers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for West Palm Beach neck pain and related
headache.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. David Kulla on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
his pain reducing treatment of neck pain and headache with the
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
West Palm Beach CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Chondroitin Sulfate for Bone Health and Relief of Diabetic
Osteoporosis
The benefits of chondroitin sulfate keep being documented! The latest information
reveals its influence on diabetes and diabetic osteoporosis. Diabetic
osteoporosis is linked to morbidity and disability in its
subjects. New rat studies revealed some promising
help. The antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-osteoarthritis and hypoglycemic
effects of chondroitin sulfate were documented after 8 weeks of oral
administration that bettered the symptoms of diabetes, lowered
blood glucose, elevated bone mineral density, repaired
bone morphology, and reduced femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other things. All this provoked
the researchers to deduce that chondroitin sulfate can efficiently
avert bone loss caused by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study revealed similar outcomes. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers documented signs
of bone loss prevention, blood glucose decrease, symptom reduction,
bone mineral density increase, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number reduction, and oxidative
stress lessening. (8) The rat studies shed
light on the potential for human benefit. Chondroitin sulfate’s
benefits for back pain, disc health, and bone health support our discussion
of the importance of nutrition in the chiropractic treatment plan!
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Make your next West Palm Beach
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
most appreciated offerings!