CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE – Surgery or Manipulation?
Which would you choose? Most Oxford
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 common. (1) Medicine offers
surgical options. One is removing one or two cervical discs
in patients who haven’t responded to prior
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 performed, striving
for 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 in
relieving or improving cervicogenic headache or reducing symptoms when contrasted
with control subjects. (4) A study assessing
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) One case report of a patient suffering with cervicogenic headache as well as a
lower cervical disc herniation detailed how gentle,
Cox® Technic treatment delivered relief. (6) Your chiropractor offers
gentle, safe, non-surgical spinal manipulation for Oxford 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.
Oxford CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Chondroitin Sulfate for Bone Health and Relief of Diabetic
Osteoporosis
The benefits of chondroitin sulfate keep coming! The latest work involves its influence on diabetes and diabetic osteoporosis. Diabetic
osteoporosis is associated with morbidity and disability in its
subjects. New rat studies showed 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, increased bone mineral density, repaired
bone morphology, and reduced femoral osteoclasts and
tibia adipocyte numbers among other benefits. All this prompted
the researchers to conclude that chondroitin sulfate can efficiently
avert bone loss brought on 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 elevation, bone microstructure improvement,
bone marrow adipocyte number drop, and oxidative
stress alleviation. (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 Satterwhite Chiropractic
Make your next Oxford
chiropractic appointment today. Manipulation and nutrition are two of our
most appreciated offerings!