CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
Which would you choose? Most Baton Rouge
cervicogenic headache sufferers would likely want 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. Decreased range of motion in the
neck is common. (1) Medicine offers
surgical options. One is the removal of one or two cervical discs
in patients unresponsive 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 performed, 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 in
relieving or improving cervicogenic headache or reducing symptoms when compared to control subjects. (4) A study comparing
the effectiveness of manipulation versus mobilization for the relief of cervicogenic headache reported 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 as well as a
lower cervical disc herniation explained how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment delivered relief. (6) Your chiropractor offers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Baton Rouge 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 relieving treatment of neck pain and headache with the
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Baton Rouge 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
sufferers. 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 reduced femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other things. All this provoked
the researchers to conclude that chondroitin sulfate can efficiently
prevent bone loss caused by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study revealed similar outcomes. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers documented signs
of bone loss prevention, blood glucose reduction, symptom reduction,
bone mineral density elevation, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number decrease, and oxidative
stress easing. (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 Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Schedule your next Baton Rouge
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
fortes!