November 2018 Healthy News: Chiropractic for Headache & Vitamin D for Migraine
Headaches are not uncommon! Many Auburn headache sufferers attain headache relief with Auburn chiropractic care. One out of every 5 new chiropractic patients come to a chiropractor’s office like Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. with a complaint of headache. Headache patients account for a sizeable portion of the chiropractic practice, and that is true for Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.. 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 helpful. For the most benefit, a new study found that 18 SMT visits compared with 1, 6, and 12 visits, is most effective, reducing cervicogenic headache days by 50%. Compared with slight massage, SMT also resulted in 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 relieving Auburn chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Vitamin D for Reduced Migraines
It has been proposed 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 reportedly therapeutic. (3) A new study writes that better levels of serum Vitamin D (50 to less than 100 ng/mL) decreases the odds of having a migraine headache by 80% to 83% versus levels below 20 ng/mL. (4) Auburn migraine sufferers may want to consider improving their Vitamin D status in addition to their Auburn chiropractic care plan.
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