CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
Which would you choose? Most Pflugerville
cervicogenic headache sufferers would likely want to try a
non-surgical option before a surgical one. Cervicogenic headache
is pain that begins in the neck and is perceived
to be in the head or face. Reduced neck range of motion is typical. (1) Medicine proposes
surgical options. One is removing one or two cervical discs
in patients unresponsive 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 DRG - is being performed, striving
for 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 compared to control subjects. (4) A study comparing
the effectiveness of manipulation versus mobilization in
relieving cervicogenic headache reported that
both had similar effects on disability, pain, global rating of
change, and cervical range of motion. (5) One case report of a patient who
suffered with cervicogenic headache along with a
lower cervical disc herniation detailed how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment produced relief. (6) Your chiropractor offers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Pflugerville 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.
Pflugerville 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 work involves 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 improved the symptoms of diabetes, decreased
blood glucose, increased bone mineral density, restored
bone morphology, and lowered femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other benefits. All this provoked
the researchers to deduce that chondroitin sulfate can efficiently
prevent bone loss caused by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study found similar outcomes. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers recorded 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 easing. (8) The rat studies elucideated 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 Pflugerville Wellness Center
Schedule your next Pflugerville
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
fortes!