Before we address the subject of headaches, here are some important facts about the largest drugless healthcare profession in the world:
Did you know that in 1976, Dr. Chester Wilk and four other Chiropractors filed a lawsuit against the American Medical Association (AMA)?
The suit claimed the American Medical Association (AMA) had participated for years in an illegal conspiracy to destroy Chiropractic.
On August 24, 1987, after endless wrangling in the courts, U.S. District Court judge Susan Getzendanner ruled the AMA had engaged in a “lengthy, systematic, successful and unlawful boycott” designed to restrict cooperation between MDs and Chiropractors in order to eliminate the profession of Chiropractic as a competitor in the United States health care system.
And here’s something interesting: During the case, the AMA took the stance of protecting patients. Chiropractors, however, showed the court Workmen’s Compensation Bureau studies validating Chiropractic care.
More specifically, studies comparing Chiropractic care to care by medical physicians were presented showing Chiropractors were “twice as effective as medical physicians, for comparable injuries, in returning injured workers to work at every level of injury severity.”
The settlement of the suit included an injunctive order in which the AMA was instructed to cease its efforts to restrict the professional association of chiropractors and AMA members. The AMA was also ordered to notify its 275,000 members of the court's injunction. In addition, the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent out 440,000 separate notices to inform hospitals across the United States that the AHA has no objection to allowing chiropractic care in hospitals.
Now to address the subject of headaches and what to do about them . . .
If you suffer from headaches, you are not alone.
The number of people who suffer from headaches every year is staggering.
A large percentage of these headache are “tension-type” headaches. Stress of daily living is a major source of neck and upper back tension that can cause tension-type headaches and even migraines.
Migraine headaches are perhaps the most "well known" of all headaches, and are often the least understood. These debilitating headaches are usually caused by circulatory problems to the brain. If the circulation of blood is restricted through prolonged constriction of the blood vessels to the brain, they will eventually fatigue and "over-dialate" resulting in increased "intracranial pressure" or pressure within the head from increased blood flow. Migraines can also be associated with restricted blood flow to the brain due to problems in the neck.
Another common type of headache is called “cervicogenic" which means that it originates in the neck, usually from neck tension that can be caused by stiff joints, spinal misalignment, or altered joint biomechanics caused by arthritis or disc injuries. Headaches can also be a blend of both "tension" and "cervicogenic". A major study on headaches published in Germany linked approximately 80% of all headaches to tension in the muscles of the neck.
This is important because a 2001 Duke University study showed Chiropractic care helped both these types of headaches both in headache frequency and severity. The study also showed Chiropractic care worked better than many other treatments.
The all important first step is to find out the primary cause of the headache through a thorough chiropractic/neurological evaluation. That's where we can help.
If you’d like to see if we can help you like we have already helped so many others, just give us a call a 619-472-2225 When one of our staff members answers the phone, just tell them that you read this blogpost and would like to see if we can help you with your headaches. They’ll set you up with our next appointment and we will get you in ASAP if that’s what you want.
And don’t forget – if you have any family member or friends who suffer from headaches – send them the link to this blog. We will always do our best to help you and all of your loved ones!
Dr. Bruce Bell, Qualified Medical Evaluator, American Academy of Spine Physicians
References: http://www.chiro.org/Wilk/
https://www.fcer.org/html/Research/DukeEvidenceReport.htm
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