CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
What sounds good to you? Most Buffalo, NY
cervicogenic headache sufferers often would like 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. Reduced neck range of motion is typical. (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, pursuing 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 many times effective for the relief or
improvement of cervicogenic headache or reduction of symptoms when compared to control subjects. (4) A study assessing
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) A case report of a patient suffering with cervicogenic headache along with a
lower cervical disc herniation explained how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment delivered relief. (6) Your chiropractor offers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Buffalo, NY 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.
Buffalo, NY 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 information
reveals 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, lowered
blood glucose, increased bone mineral density, repaired
bone morphology, and lowered femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other benefits. All this provoked
the researchers to infer 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 drop, symptom decrease,
bone mineral density elevation, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number decrease, and oxidative
stress alleviation. (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 The Novelli Wellness Center
Make your next Buffalo, NY
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
fortes!