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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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Association Between Spinal Manipulation, Butalbital Prescription, and Medication Overuse Headache in Adults With Tension-Type Headache: Retrospective Cohort Study

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Chiro.Org Blog: Our findings reveal a significant reduction in likelihood of both butalbital prescription and, tentatively, medication overuse headache (MOH), through 2years' follow-up among adults with tension-type headache (TTH) receiving spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) compared to matched controls.

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Comparative Effectiveness of Cervical vs Thoracic Spinal-thrust Manipulation for Care of Cervicogenic Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Chiro.Org Blog: The current randomized controlled trial found that cervical spine manipulation was more effective in improving pain parameters (intensity, frequency and threshold), functional disability and quality of life in patients with cervicogenic headache than thoracic spine manipulation and conventional physiotherapy.

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The Benefits of Spinal Manipulation in 2025: Why HVLA Still Matters

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Enhanced Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation: Some studies suggest that spinal adjustments improve CSF dynamics, which may benefit conditions like cervicogenic headaches. The psychological aspect of being a chiropractor is sometimes just as important as the physical aspect of treatment. The best chiropractors never stop learning.

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Superficial vs deep dry needling

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looked at both dry needling methods for addressing cervicogenic headaches. Both approaches reduced headache index and trigger point tenderness. Curr Pain Headache Rep. Peripheral and spinal mechanisms of pain and dry needling mediated analgesia: A clinical resource guide for healthcare professionals. Sarrafzadeh, et al.,

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Eagle Syndrome: A Chiropractic Perspective

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As chiropractors, we pride ourselves on recognizing subtle patterns that others may overlook—yet some diagnoses, like Eagle Syndrome, require an even more refined level of clinical suspicion. Clinical Assessment During physical examination, palpation of the tonsillar fossa may reproduce symptoms.

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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) Clinical practice guidelines from the Annals of Internal Medicine support heat therapy for reducing pain and improving function across these stages. (26) World journal of clinical cases. Additionally, heat therapy is not recommended during pregnancy.