CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
Which would you choose? Most San Jose
cervicogenic headache sufferers often would like to try a
non-surgical approach before a surgical one. Cervicogenic headache
is pain that begins in the neck and is felt
to be in the head or face. Decreased range of motion in the
neck is common. (1) Medicine proposes
surgical options. One is removing one or two cervical discs
in patients who haven’t responded 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 dorsal root ganglion - is being done, seeking 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 in
relieving or improving cervicogenic headache or reducing 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 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 San Jose 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.
San Jose 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 associated with morbidity and disability in its
sufferers. New rat studies showed some promising
help. The antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-osteoarthritis and hypoglycemic
effects of chondroitin sulfate were documented after 8 weeks of oral
administration that improved the symptoms of diabetes, lowered
blood glucose, increased bone mineral density, repaired
bone morphology, and reduced femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other benefits. All this provoked
the researchers to conclude that chondroitin sulfate can effectively
avert bone loss caused by diabetes. (7) A follow-up
study revealed similar benefits. After administering
chondroitin sulfate for 10 weeks, researchers recorded signs
of bone loss prevention, blood glucose drop, symptom decrease,
bone mineral density increase, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number drop, 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 discussion
of the importance of nutrition in the chiropractic treatment plan!
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Make your next San Jose
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
most appreciated offerings!