The data for this report was gathered from nine trials involving patients with chronic headache. In this study chiropractic adjustments termed SMT in the study were compared to massage and medications for short term relief of up to six weeks after a month of care. The question of long term health benefits was not addressed. Results showed that the chiropractic group did better than the massage group. The group that received medication also showed relief however; the rate of side effects for the medication group was considerably higher than the chiropractic group.
This difference gave a decidedly large advantage to chiropractic over the medication. According to the report, the financial cost of headaches is great, with billions of dollars spent annually for lost productivity and treatment.
The study also noted that medical practitioners have commonly treated people affected with headaches. Recently however, they are increasingly turning to non-medical or alternative therapies for relief. A recent study from Harvard University by Dr.
Eisenberg reported that one of the most common alternative practitioners sought out for the treatment of headaches was the chiropractor. This study confirms what most chiropractors and their patients have already known, that chiropractic is one of the most effective avenues of health for headache sufferers.
Vectored upper cervical manipulation for chronic sleep bruxism, headache and cervical spine pain in a child. Knutson, G. This is the case of a six-year-old who had chronic sleep bruxism causing abnormal tooth wear , morning headaches and cervical spine neck pain. Adjustments to the upper cervical spine using the atlas transverse process as the contact point. Occipital headaches stemming from the lateral atlanto-axial C joint. Cephalalgia Feb;22 1 The lateral atlanto-axial joints C are capable of causing pain in the occiput, but few clinical studies have validated this source of occipital headache..
