CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
Which would you choose? Most Pensacola
cervicogenic headache sufferers often would like to try a
non-surgical approach before a surgical one. Cervicogenic headache
is pain that starts in the neck and is sensed
to be in the head or face. Decreased range of motion in the
neck is typical. (1) Medicine proposes
surgical options. One is the removal of one or two cervical discs
in patients unresponsive to prior
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 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 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 along with a
lower cervical disc herniation detailed how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment produced relief. (6) Your chiropractor delivers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Pensacola 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.
Pensacola 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, elevated bone mineral density, restored
bone morphology, and reduced femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other things. All this provoked
the researchers to infer that chondroitin sulfate can effectively
prevent bone loss caused by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study revealed similar benefits. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers documented signs
of bone loss prevention, blood glucose decrease, symptom decrease,
bone mineral density increase, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number drop, and oxidative
stress alleviation. (8) The rat studies illuminated 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 Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Make your next Pensacola
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
most appreciated offerings!