H EADACHES : T HE C HIROPRACTIC ANSWER Celebrate Wellness! A public service of The Unified Virginia Chiropractic Association in association with A Trusted.

HEADACHES:THE CHIROPRACTIC ANSWER

Celebrate Wellness!A public service of

The Unified Virginia Chiropractic Associationin association with A Trusted Voice

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Your Doctor of Chiropractic

Headaches:The Chiropractic answer

Today’s Agenda:• Headaches: Primary• Headaches: Secondary• Pharmaceutical Management• Natural Approaches– Managing Triggers– Seeking the Cause


Today’s Agenda:• Headaches: Primary• Headaches: Secondary• Pharmaceutical Management• Natural Approaches–Managing Triggers– Seeking the Cause


MIGRAINE


TENSION


CLUSTER







Common headache triggers

STUDY FINDING: spinal adjustments as typically performed by chiropractors are "an effective treatment for tension headaches."

STUDY FINDING: the effects tend to last longer (than Amitryptiline) and patients showed "decreased need for over-the-counter medication"

Up to 50% of headaches may have their origin in the neck

Nervous system = The Master System

CNS (Brain, spinal cord & related nerves) functions as your “central computer”

Safe Proven Cost-effective

- Liliedahl et al. Cost of Care for Common Back Pain Conditions Initiated With Chiropractic Doctor vs Medical Doctor/Doctor of Osteopathy as First Physician: Experience of One Tennessee-Based General Health Insurer. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. November - December 2010;33(9):640-643.- New Zealand Report, Report of the Commission of Inquiry. Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand, 1979. 2000;30(12):755-766

Case Studies

Resources

• Unified Virginia Chiropractic Associationhttp://virginiachiropractic.org/

• Or just ask the doctor today!

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QUESTIONS?

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