CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
Which would you choose? Most Sitka
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 felt
to be in the head or face. Decreased neck range of motion is common. (1) Medicine proposes
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 dorsal root ganglion - is being done, striving
for 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 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 to relieve cervicogenic headache reported that
both had comparable effects on disability, pain, global rating of
change, and cervical range of motion. (5) A case report of a patient who
suffered with cervicogenic headache along with a
lower cervical disc herniation detailed how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment delivered relief. (6) Your chiropractor delivers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Sitka neck pain and related
headache.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. David Kulla on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
his relieving treatment of neck pain and headache with the
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Sitka CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Chondroitin Sulfate for Bone Health and Relief of Diabetic
Osteoporosis
The benefits of chondroitin sulfate keep coming! 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, decreased
blood glucose, elevated bone mineral density, restored
bone morphology, and decreased femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other things. All this provoked
the researchers to conclude that chondroitin sulfate can efficiently
prevent bone loss brought on by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study found 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 reduction, and oxidative
stress lessening. (8) The rat studies illuminated the potential for human benefit. Chondroitin sulfate’s
benefits for back pain, disc health, and bone health support our inclusion of nutrition in the chiropractic treatment plan!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Make your next Sitka
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
most appreciated offerings!