Headache Articles
Migraine Headaches: Nutritional, Botanical and Other Alternative Approaches
Sinclair S Alternative Medicine Review 1999 Apr; 4(2): 86-95 Migraine headaches are an increasingly common health problem with a wide range of potential etiological factors. Stress, food allergies, neuroendocrine imbalances and nutritional deficiencies all may...
An exploratory study of reflexological treatment for headache
Launso L, Brendstrup E, Arnberg S Altern Ther Health Med 1999 May;5(3):57-65 Headache is the most frequently reported symptom among Danish adults, and studies in various European countries indicate migraine headache prevalence rates similar to those in Denmark....
Neuroplasticityof Neck/Craniofacial Pain Mechanisms: A Review of Basic Science Studies
Hu J, Vernon H Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System 1999 Sum;7(2): 51-64 Facial, head and neck pain are very common complaints in Western society and are highly prevalent in chiropractic practice. The physiologic basis of the association between neck pain...
Pathogenesis of tension headache: role of temporomandibular disorders. A research protocol
Segu M; Sandrini G; Lanfranchi S; Collesano V Minerva Stomatol 1999 Jun;48(6 Suppl 1):3-9 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this research is to verify through a blind, controlled study if there is a positive correlation between tension-type headache and the most likely...
Posttraumatic Headache: Caveats and Controversies
Zasler ND Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 1999 Jun;6(2): 51-6 The following excerpt is a commentary reprinted from the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. It reviews topics germane to nomenclature and classification problems and identifies the clinical paradoxes...
Systematic review of randomized clinical trials of complementary/alternative therapies in the treatment of tension-type and cervicogenic headache
Vernon H, McDermaid CS, Hagino C Complement Ther Med 1999 Sep;7(3):142-55 OBJECTIVES: To conduct a systematic review of the randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) of complementary/alternative (CAM) therapies in the treatment of non-migrainous headache (i.e....
Cervicogenicheadache: a comparison with migraine and tension-type headache
Vincent MB, Luna RA Cephalalgia 1999 Dec;19 Suppl 25(2):11-6 Cervicogenic headache (CEH) is a neck-generatedheadache syndrome. Attacks may be similar to migraine (M) or tension-typeheadache (TTH). In order to test the accuracy of the IHS diagnostic criteriafor M and...
Paracondylar Process: A Rare Cause of Craniovertebral Fusion – A Case Report
Brubaker D, Friedman L, Nolet PS Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association 1999 Dec;43(4): 229-35 A 21-year-old female presented to a chiropractic clinic with chronic neck and headache pain. She had an osseous torticollis and abnormal range of neck motion on...
[Therapeutic manipulation of episodic tension type headache. A randomized, controlled clinical trial]
Grunnet Nilsson N, Bove G Ugeskr Laeger 2000 00, 162: 2, 174-7 In a randomized controlled clinical trial, 75 subjects fulfilling the IHS criteria for episodic tension-type headache were treated for four weeks. One group received spinal manipulation plus soft tissue...
A randomized controlled trial of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for migraine
Tuchin PJ, Pollard H, Bonello R Journal of Manipulative and Physiolgical Therapeutics 2000 02, 23: 2, 91-5 OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) in the treatment of migraine. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial of 6...