November 2018 Healthy News: Chiropractic for Headache & Vitamin D for Migraine

Headaches are not unusual! Many Fort Wayne headache sufferers get headache relief with Fort Wayne chiropractic care. One out of every 5 new chiropractic patients visit to a chiropractor’s office like Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc because of headache. Headache patients comprise a significant part of the chiropractic practice, and that is true for Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc. Chiropractors often diagnose and co-manage headache patients with other healthcare providers. (1) Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) for cervicogenic headache is written to be quite effective. For the most benefit, a new study found that 18 SMT visits in contrast to 1, 6, and 12 visits, is most effective, decreasing cervicogenic headache days by 50%. Compared with slight massage, SMT also produced 3 more cervicogenic headache-free days a month. (2)

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Mike Poulin on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about headache and its effective Fort Wayne chiropractic care using the Cox® Technic System.

 

TIP OF THE MONTH: Vitamin D for Reduced Migraines

It’s been offered that the inflammation and a reduced immune system may have a role in migraine headache. The role of nutrients – vitamin D, vitamin B12, alpha lipoic acid, CoQ10, magnesium, niacin, riboflavin, and riboflavin - in the supportive care of migraines is reportedly therapeutic. (3) A new study writes that better levels of serum Vitamin D (50 to less than 100 ng/mL) reduces the odds of suffering a migraine headache by 80% to 83% as opposed to levels below 20 ng/mL. (4) Fort Wayne migraine sufferers may want to consider improving their Vitamin D status in addition to their Fort Wayne chiropractic care plan.

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