CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
What sounds good to you? Most Fernandina Beach
cervicogenic headache sufferers often would like to try a
non-surgical option before a surgical one. Cervicogenic headache
is pain that starts in the neck and is felt
to be in the head or face. Reduced neck range of motion is typical. (1) Medicine proposes
surgical options. One is the removal of one or two cervical discs
in patients who haven’t responded to previous
treatments that was shown to result 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 performed, seeking a “successful outcome” of at least 50% pain relief at 6 months post-surgery. (3) Chiropractic offers non-surgical approaches
like manipulation and mobilization. These are many times effective in
relieving or improving cervicogenic headache or reducing symptoms when compared to control subjects. (4) A study assessing
the effectiveness of manipulation versus mobilization in
relieving cervicogenic headache found that
both had similar effects on disability, pain, global rating of
change, and cervical range of motion. (5) One case report of a patient suffering with cervicogenic headache along with a
lower cervical disc herniation explained how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment delivered relief. (6) Your chiropractor offers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Fernandina 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 explains
his pain reducing treatment of neck pain and headache with the
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Fernandina Beach CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Chondroitin Sulfate for Bone Health and Relief of Diabetic
Osteoporosis
The benefits of chondroitin sulfate keep coming! The latest work involves its influence on diabetes and diabetic osteoporosis. Diabetic
osteoporosis is associated with 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 seen after 8 weeks of oral
administration that bettered the symptoms of diabetes, decreased
blood glucose, increased bone mineral density, repaired
bone morphology, and decreased femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other benefits. All this prompted
the researchers to conclude that chondroitin sulfate can effectively
avert bone loss brought on by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study revealed similar outcomes. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers found signs
of bone loss prevention, blood glucose reduction, symptom decrease,
bone mineral density increase, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number reduction, and oxidative
stress lessening. (8) The rat studies illuminated 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 Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Make your next Fernandina Beach
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
most appreciated offerings!