November 2018 Healthy News: Chiropractic for Headache & Vitamin D for Migraine
Headaches are not uncommon! Many Augusta headache sufferers attain headache relief with Augusta chiropractic care. One out of every 5 new chiropractic patients come to a chiropractor’s office like Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic with a complaint of headache. Headache patients comprise a significant part of the chiropractic practice, and that’s true for Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic. Chiropractors often identify and co-manage headache patients with other healthcare providers. (1) Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) for cervicogenic headache is reported to be quite effective. For the most benefit, a new study discovered that 18 SMT visits compared with 1, 6, and 12 visits, is most effective, decreasing cervicogenic headache days by 50%. Compared with slight massage, SMT also resulted in three 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 Augusta chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Vitamin D for Reduced Migraines
It’s been offered that the inflammation and a diminished immune system may play 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 seemingly therapeutic. (3) A new study writes that higher levels of serum Vitamin D (50 to less than 100 ng/mL) lessens the odds of having a migraine headache by 80% to 83% as opposed to levels below 20 ng/mL. (4) Augusta migraine sufferers may try to enhance their Vitamin D status in addition to their Augusta chiropractic care plan.
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