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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 best chiropractors never stop learning. The best practices never stop evolving. And the best profession thrives when we support and challenge one another.

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Top five most popular health and wellness articles of 2024

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Treatment strategies for cervicogenic headaches by Mark Sanna, DC Cervicogenic headaches are characterized by unilateral pain that starts in the neck, often after movement or injury.

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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.

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F4CP President Sherry McAllister to receive Beatrice B. Hagen Award

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After months of medication, she still experienced debilitating headaches and back pain and turned to chiropractic care upon a classmate’s suggestion. That one appointment changed her life. It was the first time someone explained what was wrong and showed me how to fix it, McAllister said.