Chiropractic Care for Headache Relief

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Chiropractic Care for Headache Relief

 

Migraines. Headaches. Tension headaches. Cervicogenic headache. They’re all common types of headache. Chiropractic can help!1 A majority of chiropractors treat migraines. Cervicogenic headaches are those disabling headaches that don’t respond well to pharmacological management.2 To help, complementary and alternative (integrative) medicine offers evidence-informed approaches like manual therapy, nutrition, movement, traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture, massage, yoga, biofeedback, meditation) and mind-body methods.3 Migraines benefit from spinal manipulation, chiropractic, some supplements, diet change and hydrotherapy. Several recent studies show the effectiveness of chiropractic for headache relief.1 Compared to placebo and a control group, chiropractic spinal manipulation relieved cervicogenic headache. Of four dose levels of chiropractic spinal manipulation – 0, 6, 12, or 18 – for treating patients with cervicogenic headache, 18 spinal manipulation treatment visits were the most effective.3 They reduced the occurrence of headache by 50%. For those suffering with cervicogenic headache, 50% fewer headaches is a welcome stat!4

References Material:
  1. Millstine D, Chen CY, Bauer B. Complementary and integrative medicine in the management of headache. BMJ. 2017 May 16;357:j1805. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j1805.
  2. Moore C, Adams J, Leaver A, Lauche R, Sibbritt D. The treatment of migraine patients within chiropractic: analysis of a nationally representative survey of 1869 chiropractors. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2017 Dec 4;17(1):519. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-2026-3.
  3. Chaibi A, Knackstedt H, Tuchin PJ, Russell MB. Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for cervicogenic headache: a single-blinded, placebo, randomized controlled trial. BMC Res Notes. 2017 Jul 24;10(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2651-4.
  4. Haas M, Bronfort G, Evans R, Schulz C, Vavrek D, Takaki L, Hanson L, Leininger B, Neradilek MB: Dose-Response And Efficacy Of Spinal Manipulation For Care Of Cervicogenic Headache: A Dual-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Spine J 2018 [Epub ahead of print]