Published in Neurology Journal Scan / Review · April 17, 2022 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This systematic review identified manual therapy options for cervicogenic headache and assessed their effectiveness. A total of 14 articles were ultimately included which investigated seven different manual therapy techniques as well as the use of home acupuncture pillows. Spinal manipulative therapy, which […]
Jayantilal Govind, MB, ChB, MMed, Nikolai Bogduk, MD, PhD, Dsc Pain Medicine, pnaa469, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaa469 Published: 23 January 2021 Abstract Objectives The study sought to assess the utility of controlled diagnostic blocks in patients with probable cervicogenic headache by determining the prevalence of sources of pain among the upper and lower synovial joints of the cervical […]
The Spine Journal VOLUME 21, ISSUE 2, P284-295, FEBRUARY 01, 2021 James Dunning, PhD, DPT, MSc Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT Spinal manipulation, spinal mobilization, and exercise are commonly used in individuals with cervicogenic headache (CH). Dry needling is being increasingly used in the management of CH. However, questions remain about the effectiveness of these therapies and […]
European Journal of Pain Matthew Fernandez Craig Moore Jinghan Tan Derrick Lian Jeremy Nguyen Andrew Bacon Brie Christie Isabella Shen Thomas Waldie Danielle Simonet André Bussières First published: 04 July 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1632 Abstract Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is frequently used to manage cervicogenic headache (CGHA). No meta‐analysis has investigated the effectiveness of SMT exclusively […]
Eur J Pain. 2019 Feb 1. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1374. [Epub ahead of print] Côté P1,2,3, Yu H2,4, Shearer HM2,5, Randhawa K2,5, Wong JJ2,4,5, Mior S3,5, Ameis A3, Carroll LJ6, Nordin M7, Varatharajan S2,5, Sutton D2,5, Southerst D8, Jacobs C2,9, Stupar M2, Taylor-Vaisey A2, Gross DP10,11, Brison RJ12,13, Paulden M, Ammendolia Abstract OBJECTIVES: To develop an evidence-based […]
The Spine Journal Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2018, Pages 1741-1754 Mitchel Haas DC, MA Abstract Background Context The optimal number of visits for the care of cervicogenic headache (CGH) with spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is unknown. Purpose The present study aimed to identify the dose-response relationship between visits for SMT and chronic CGH outcomes […]
Aleksander Chaibi BMC Research Notes 2017 10:310 Abstract Objective Cervicogenic headache is a disabling headache where pharmacological management have limited effect. Thus, non-pharmacological management is warranted. Our objective was therefore to investigate the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy versus placebo (sham manipulation) and control (continued usual but non-manual management) for cervicogenic headache in a […]
Yan Zhang, PhD; Jeff A. Dennis, PhD; Matthew J. Leach, PhD; Felicity L. Bishop, PhD; Holger Cramer, PhD; Vincent C. H. Chung, PhD; Craig Moore, PhD(c); Romy Lauche, PhD; Ron Cook, DO; David Sibbritt, PhD; Jon Adams, PhD Headache. 2017;57(8):1228-1242. Abstract Background Given the safety concerns regarding pharmacological agents, and the considerable impact of headache […]
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Feb 6;17:64. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-0912-3. Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi-center randomized clinical trial. Dunning JR1,2,3, Butts R4, Mourad F5, Young I6, Fernandez-de-Las Peñas C7, Hagins M8, Stanislawski T9, Donley J10, Buck D11, Hooks TR12, Cleland JA13. Abstract BACKGROUND: Although commonly utilized interventions, no studies have directly compared the effectiveness of cervical […]
Eur Spine J. 2016 Feb 6. [Epub ahead of print] Are non-invasive interventions effective for the management of headaches associated with neck pain? An update of the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration. Varatharajan S, Ferguson B, Chrobak […]
Megan Brooks February 21, 2014 Results of a new study may come as no surprise to headache sufferers: More stress means more headaches. “The results add weight to the concept that stress can be a factor contributing to the onset of headache disorders, that it accelerates the progression to chronic headache, exacerbates headache episodes, and […]
Expert Rev Neurother. 2014 Jan;14(1):39-49. doi: 10.1586/14737175.2014.863710. Epub 2013 Dec 2. Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Cuadrado ML. Abstract The term cervicogenic headache (CeH) describes a syndrome originating from the cervical spine. There are a variety of therapeutic approaches used for the management of CeH, but scientific evidence of their effectiveness is scarce. No medication drug has proven […]
February 18, 2013 Orofacial manual therapy improves cervical movement impairment associated with headache and features of temporomandibular dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial Harry von Piekartz Manual Therapy August 2013Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 345–350 There is evidence that temporomandibular disorder (TMD) may be a contributing factor to cervicogenic headache (CGH), in part because of the […]