CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
What sounds good to you? Most Montreal
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 perceived
to be in the head or face. Reduced neck range of motion is common. (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 done, seeking a “successful outcome” of at least 50% pain relief at 6 months post-surgery. (3) Chiropractic uses non-surgical approaches
like manipulation and mobilization. These are many times effective in
relieving or improving cervicogenic headache or reducing symptoms when contrasted
with control subjects. (4) A study assessing
the effectiveness of manipulation versus mobilization to relieve cervicogenic headache found that
both had comparable effects on disability, pain, global rating of
change, and cervical range of motion. (5) A case report of a patient who
suffered with cervicogenic headache as well as a
lower cervical disc herniation explained how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment delivered relief. (6) Your chiropractor delivers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Montreal 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.
Montreal 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 seen after 8 weeks of oral
administration that bettered the symptoms of diabetes, reduced
blood glucose, increased bone mineral density, restored
bone morphology, and decreased femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other benefits. All this prompted
the researchers to infer that chondroitin sulfate can effectively
avert bone loss caused by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study found similar outcomes. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers found signs
of bone loss prevention, blood glucose reduction, symptom decrease,
bone mineral density elevation, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number decrease, and oxidative
stress alleviation. (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 Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule your next Montreal
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
fortes!