Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Offers Chiropractic Care for Headache Relief
Ashburn and Herndon headache. It is a condition from which many people suffer. Cervicogenic and tension-type headaches are a couple of the more often talked about types. The cervicogenic headache is associated with issues with the cervical disc, facets, and joints. The tension-type headache is associated with the muscles of the neck generated by stress or peculiar head positioning. Both headache forms are responsive to gentle, safe stretching type treatment like Cox® Technic used at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn.
SOURCE OF TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE: Neck Muscle, Stress, Position
Tension type headache is described as the second most common health concern around the world. A recent review of published studies for its care found that manual joint mobilization techniques, supervised physical therapy, acupuncture, psychological care, and patient education were as beneficial for reducing headache frequency, enhancing quality of life, reducing pain intensity, and diminishing stress symptoms. (1) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn welcomes Ashburn and Herndon tension-headache sufferers and their fellow cervicogenic headache sufferers.
SOURCE OF HEADACHE: Cervical Joint
Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients want to know why they have a headache. A current study detailed how researchers utilized diagnostic block testing to pinpoint the cervical spine joint source of the headache. In general, the C2-3 level was the most frequent source. In patients whose chief complaint was headache over neck pain, the C2-3 was the source for 62%, C1-2 for 7%, and C3-4 for 6%. In patients whose neck pain was worse than the headache, C2-3 was the source for 42%, lower cervical joints for 18%, and C3-4 for 7%. (2) Not that every Ashburn and Herndon headache patient must experience this type of testing to be helped, but the results were interesting for healthcare providers to help diagnose and treat headache patients in a better way.
MANUAL TREATMENT FOR HEADACHE
In a review of published clinical trials, researchers noted that spinal manipulation was applied frequently to manage cervicogenic headache. Spinal manipulation was effective, provided superior, small, short term benefits for reducing pain, headache frequency, and related disability compared with other manual approaches. (3) One relieving treatment called SNAGs (sustained natural apophyseal glides) has been described in the medical literature. In a placebo vs SNAG study, researchers explained how SNAGs were effective for pain reduction and neck disability decrease as well as range of motion improvement for women with cervicogenic headache. (4) Manual therapy approaches like this benefit headache. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn provides Cox® Technic, a gliding, doctor-controlled neck treatment for such conditions as Ashburn and Herndon headache and neck pain.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. David Kulla on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the effectiveness and gentleness of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with headache and neck pain and enhanced her quality of life.
Schedule your next Ashburn and Herndon headache chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Bothersome, life-disrupting headaches may meet their match at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn for relief of pain and disability.
