Headaches | Chiropractic Treatment

New research published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics on June 2011 looked at Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults With Headaches. The research showed that:

 - For migraine, spinal manipulation and multimodal multidisciplinary interventions including massage are recommended for management of patients with episodic or chronic migraine

- For tension-type headache, spinal manipulation cannot be recommended for the management of episodic tension-type headache.Low-load craniocervical mobilization may be beneficial for longer term management of patients with episodic or chronic tension-type headaches.

- For cervicogenic headache, spinal manipulation is recommended.

Evidence suggests that chiropractic care, including spinal manipulation, improves migraine and cervicogenic headaches

Mountain View Pain Center Discusses Types of Headaches and Relief Through Chiropractic Care

Headaches can be a debilitating condition for many people especially when the headache is an everyday occurrence.  Today our Chiropractors will discuss the different types of headaches and how to get relief with Chiropractic care.   We must first understand that headaches are not always easy to classify so if your symptoms don’t match our list it doesn’t mean you don’t have one of these types of headaches.  Also, we must understand that pain level of headaches will vary from one person to another. Read more