CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
What sounds good to you? Most Sandy Springs
cervicogenic headache sufferers often would like to try a
non-surgical option before a surgical one. Cervicogenic headache
is pain that begins in the neck and is felt
to be in the head or face. Reduced range of motion in the
neck 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 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 DRG - is being done, seeking a “successful outcome” of at least 50% pain relief at 6 months after
surgery. (3) Chiropractic offers non-surgical approaches
like manipulation and mobilization. These are many times 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 to relieve cervicogenic headache found 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 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 Sandy Springs 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.
Sandy Springs CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Chondroitin Sulfate for Bone Health and Relief of Diabetic
Osteoporosis
The benefits of chondroitin sulfate continue to be
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, reduced
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 found similar benefits. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers found signs
of bone loss prevention, blood glucose decrease, symptom reduction,
bone mineral density elevation, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number drop, 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 Cross Chiropractic Center
Make your next Sandy Springs
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
fortes!