Rationale For Headache Treatment Of The Cervicogenic Headache

Posted by: Dr. Jeffrey L. Matheny, D.C.

Headache Treatment Solutions

Until recently, the medical understanding of headaches and headache treatment has not taken into account the chiropractic model. The concept that headache pain can originate from cervical dysfunction is still completely foreign to most of the medical profession. Noted researcher Nikolai Bogduk, MD, PhD, professor of anatomy at Newcastle, Australia, commented: “The people in control of the headache field seemingly have not, cannot, or will not, recognize this paradox; that the model for cervicogenic headache is not only the best evolved of all headaches but is testable in vivo, in patients with headache complaints. No other form of headache has that facility.”

Several years ago, a Canadian anesthesiologist, Peter Rothbart, MD, FRCPC, came to the same conclusions about headache treatment for the cervicogenic headache. Dr. Rothbart made many observations in his own pain management practice, which subsequently led to an article in the Toronto Star, the most widely read newspaper in Canada. The Toronto Star article, “A Pain in the Neck,” was subtitled: “Chiropractors Were Right.”

The Caffeine Connection & Chronic Daily Headache Treatment

Posted by: Dr. Jeffrey L. Matheny, D.C.

The Caffeine Connection & Chronic Daily Headache Treatment

Millions of Americans seek headache treatment for what is known as Chronic Daily Headaches. They are excruciating headaches that last for days and return at a moment’s notice. Often, they surface in the teenage years and last through much of adulthood. It’s a condition that has existed for centuries, doctors say, but only recently has it been given a name: “chronic daily headaches,” or CDH, defined as migraines or neck and head squeezing tension headaches that are present 15 or more days each month.