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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

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Cervicogenic headache refers to a headache of cervical origin. 1 The International Headache Society (IHS) has classified headaches as primary, where there is no other causative factor, or secondary, where the headache occurs in close temporal relationship to another disorder to which it is attributed.

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How Chiropractors Can Help Patients Conquer Headaches with SNAG Mobilizations

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Headaches remain one of the most common reasons patients seek chiropractic care, and research continues to show that chiropractors play a key role in relieving them. Why SNAGs Matter for Cervicogenic Headaches SNAG is a manual therapy technique developed by Brian Mulligan to improve cervical mobility and decrease pain. (2)

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F4CP President Sherry McAllister to receive Beatrice B. Hagen Award

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Past Hagen Award winners include Kristina Petrocco-Napuli, DC, MS, DHPE (23), FICC, FACC (2024) ; Claire Johnson, DC, MSEd, PhD, DACBSP, FICC (2023); Christine Goertz, DC, PhD (2021); Jean Moss, DC, MBA (2018); Michelle Maiers, DC, MPH, PhD (2017); Sharon Valone, DC, FICCP (2016); and Donna Mannello, DC (87) (2015).

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Heat vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Best for Musculoskeletal Injuries

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1-3) Migraine Headaches : Using ice for migraines can provide relief. (5-7) 2016 Jun 28;154(3):245-53. This belief is primarily based on animal studies, which suggest that early application of ice can help control inflammation and minimize further injury within the first 6-12 hours. Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie.

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Magnesium Glycinate can correct magnesium deficiency—and make your patients feel much better

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Subclinical magnesium deficiency, levels that are decreased but not low enough to qualify as deficient, may present itself in patterns: a female patient in her 40s with stress, headaches and disrupted sleep. Usual nutrient intake from food and beverages, by gender and age, What We Eat in America, NHANES 2013-2016; 2019.

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Expert analysis: Did cervical spine manipulation cause the death of Katie May?

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A recent case report on Katie May, who died in 2016 after receiving chiropractic cervical spine manipulation (CSM) from a DC, has concluded it did not cause her death. 1 Spotlight on Katie May Mays February 2016 death from a stroke that followed CSM was the highest-profile case of its kind in the history of the chiropractic profession.2,3

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Chiropractic Treatment of Cervicogenic Headaches

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Recent studies have highlighted the importance of assessing and treating suboccipital muscles in patients suffering from headaches. This blog aims to guide chiropractors through the significance of suboccipital muscles in headache treatment and outlines four essential treatments for addressing these issues. 1) Tavakkoli et al.