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Acupressure And Migraines
By Li Ming Wong
Acupressure is a completely non-invasive treatment option that has a high success rate among migraineurs (people who suffer from migraine headaches). It has a proven track record as a successful pain Read more...
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Chiropractic Care For Migraines
By Li Ming Wong
Chiropractic care is a safe, non-invasive way to relieve suffering without the use of medication. Chiropractic treatment is not for everyone, but it may be particularly useful for patients who cannot use prescription medication due to other risk factors.
Migraine headaches are idiopathic. This means that despite the last century’s advances in medical science their cause is still unknown. A number of theories exist to explain migraines. They include a possible serotonin deficiency in migraineurs, genetics malformations, and arterial swelling in the cranium.
A common chiropractic theory is that subluxations in the muscles at the base of the skull and the neck cause, or contribute to, the formation of headaches. Subluxations are tense areas in the muscles adjoining the small bones of the upper spinal column. On an x-ray, the bones appear to be in the correct place and medical doctors often miss the tension in
the muscles. A chiropractor gently manipulates the spine to relax these subluxations.
Chiropractors offer two varieties of care for patients, straight chiropractic and mixed chiropractic. Straight chiropractic only involves manipulation of the spine and spinal subluxations. Mixed chiropractic care combines traditional manipulation with other complementary techniques. The focus in mixed chiropractic is to reduce overall neck strain and tension.
Researchers at Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Minnesota recently compared chiropractic care with drug therapies for migraines and chronic tension headaches. The study was published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Two hundred eighteen headache patients were given either drug therapy or regular chiropractic care. Both groups reported a 40-50% reduction in headache pain at the end of the study.
Follow ups four weeks after discontinuing all care showed only the chiropractic group still enjoying the pain reduction the treatment initiated. Only 20-25% of the drug therapy patients were still benefiting from their treatment at this follow up.
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Migraines:more Than One Kind Of Headache
By Lac Tran
Migraine headaches give their sufferers more than one kind of headache. Once the pain in the head is subsided, they still need to discuss the best way to deal with the problem.The argument Read more...
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How To Prevent Migraines In 5 Ways
By oneclickdoctor
Despite long years of research and study, scientists do not have an accurate theory on how and why migraines occur. It is not well understood why brain activities changes and leads to migraines. Read more...
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Boomers Seeking Treatment for Drug Abuse on the Rise
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Some Benadryl, Tylenol Added to McNeil Recall
Drugmaker McNeil Consumer Healthcare has added four product lots of Benadryl Allergy Ultratab tablets and one product lot of extra strength Tylenol rapid release gels to its January recall, saying the lots were inadvertently omitted from the initial list.
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