Headaches

The above is the headline of an article written by Mary West, and medically reviewed by Dominique Fontaine, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC, that was published in September of 2021. What is unusual about this positive on chiropractic article is that it appeared in Medical News Today, a publication that requires a medical review for all…

A case study published in the 2020 issue of The Journal of Physical Therapy Science documented the improvement of a patient under chiropractic care who had been suffering with severe and chronic dizziness, neck pain and headaches. Dizziness is a common occurrence that can come from many different problems. When the cause of the dizziness…

On September 28, 2020, the Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research published the results of a case study that documented the reduction of scoliosis in a young girl who received chiropractic care. The chiropractic adjustment given were only done on her neck but caused the rest of her spine to change. The study begins by…

A study published on December 18, 2019, in the journal Chiropractic & Manual Therapies looked at the outcomes of chiropractic care for elderly patients who were suffering with neck pain. The study was performed in Australia involving 288 Doctors of Chiropractic who contributed reports on elderly patients suffering with neck pain. The study authors begin…

The Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a chiropractic case study on May 9, 2018. The study documented the care of a young man being helped by chiropractic who was suffering with multiple issues including neck pain and stiffness, pins and needles into his left shoulder, low back pain, difficulty sleeping, and migraine headaches. The…

On April 11, 2019, a case study and review was published in the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research, documenting chiropractic helping a patient with severe vertigo, headaches, and left sided weakness. Wikipedia defines vertigo as "… a symptom where a person feels as if they or the objects around them are moving when they are…

The Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research published the results of a case study on March 4, 2019, documenting the resolution of posttraumatic epilepsy following a traumatic brain injury. Posttraumatic epilepsy is when seizures occur for longer than a week in a person who has suffered a traumatic brain injury. The study notes that posttraumatic…

The Journal of Physical Therapy Science published a case study on November 24, 2017, documenting the improvement of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis under specific chiropractic care. According to the National Institute of Health website, "Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that appears in late childhood or adolescence. Instead of growing straight, the…

On June 1, 2017, the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a study documenting the improvement in intraocular pressure of a patient who was diagnosed with borderline glaucoma. On their website, the American Academy of Ophthalmology answers the question of what is glaucoma by saying, "Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye's optic nerve.…

On March 13, 2017, the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a case study documenting the improvement from chiropractic of a woman who had been suffering with fibromyalgia, widespread pain, fatigue, depression, and headaches. Fibromyalgia is a chronic, widespread pain syndrome with an unknown medical cause. The word itself is actually a descriptive term that…

The Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a case study on November 21, 2016, documenting a patient suffering from depression, insomnia, and premenstrual syndrome improving under chiropractic care for the correction of vertebral subluxations. The study begins by noting that according to some studies, depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting about…

The Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health published a case study on September 5, 2016, documenting the case of a young patient suffering from asthma and headaches being helped by chiropractic. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, "Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma…

The headline above comes from a November 30, 2015, article on the U.S. News and World Report website in the Health section. The article begins by stating, "You might think chiropractors are only able to help with back aches, stiff necks, slipped discs and whiplash injuries. If so, you're not alone – but you're missing…

A case study published on February 4, 2023, in Cureus, and on the U.S. National Library of Medicine's National Center for Biotechnology Information documented the improvement under chiropractic care of a patient suffering from neck pain who had previously had significant neck surgery. Neck surgery is a serious procedure. There is ongoing discussion in healthcare…

The Journal of Physical Therapy Science published the results of a case study on February 23, 2022, documenting the substantial reduction in headache frequency and severity, along with the improvement of neck curve of a young woman undergoing chiropractic care. This study begins by defining cervicogenic headache. "Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is defined as a "secondary…

Published in the volume 3 issue of the 2020 Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic are the results of a case study showing the resolution of migraine headaches in a chiropractic patient who had previously had Harrington rods surgically implanted into her spine. A Harrington rod is a surgical device implanted next to the spine. The study…

Published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science on November 26, 2019, is a case study documenting the improvement of spinal curvatures, posture, lower back pain, and headaches in a patient with Scheuerman's disease. According to the publication Spine-Health, "Scheuermann's Disease is a growth condition in which the normal curve in the upper spine is…

On September 23, 2019, the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published the results of a case study showing chiropractic helping a patient with neck pain, headaches, vertigo, and abnormal posture. Neck pain is one of the leading causes of disability in the general population. The study begins by explaining how common and how debilitating neck…

The Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a case series on August 19, 2019, documenting the improvement under chiropractic care of two patients who were suffering from Post-Concussion Syndrome. Neither of the two patients described in this case series had their health complaints until after having head trauma. The study author begins by describing concussion.…

A case series was published on June 24, 2019, in the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research which documented the resolution of two cases of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) in patients who underwent chiropractic care. This study involved two cases of women who had PVCs and were helped by chiropractic care solely, and did not include…

The October 4, 2017, issue of the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a case study documenting the resolution, under chiropractic care, of a patient suffering from anxiety, depression, insomnia, scoliosis and cluster headaches, who also had an opioid addiction. This study begins by noting that anxiety is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric…

In the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research comes a published case study on April 27, 2017, documenting the case of a woman suffering with lower back pain, headaches, dizziness, and a persistent cough, who was also diagnosed with Extramedullary Plasmacytoma and pneumonia, being helped by chiropractic. Medscape describes a plasmacytoma as …a discrete, solitary mass…

The Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research published the results of a case study on March 10, 2025, that documented the resolution of neck pain and headaches in a patient who had previously had spinal neck surgery. According to the American Society of Spine Surgery, an estimated 132,000 Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) surgeries…

The Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published the results of a case study on May 5, 2023, documenting the improvement, under chiropractic, of a patient suffering with multiple health issues including asthma, headaches, low back pain, and insomnia. The focus of the chiropractic care, in this case, was the correction of subluxations. Subluxations are physical…

A study published on July 1, 2019, in the research journal the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research documented the case of a woman who was suffering with migraines and was helped by chiropractic. The study is titled "Resolution of Chronic Migraines & Neck Pain in a 23-Year-Old Female Following Chiropractic Care for Vertebral Subluxations." The…

The title above is from a study published in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health on June 13, 2019, that documented the improvement under chiropractic care of a child who was suffering with migraine headaches in addition to also having been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. According to the National Institutes of Mental…

On May 1, 2017, the Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research published a case study documenting the improvement of a 6-year-old boy with symptoms from Arnold-Chiari Malformation being helped by chiropractic. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Chiari Malformations (CMs) are structural defects in…

A case study published in the December 2016 issue of the Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics records the case of a young girl suffering from migraine headaches being helped by chiropractic care. In addition to migraines, the patient also received help with sinus congestion and the grinding of teeth. The study begins by reporting that…

The 2024 fourth-quarter issue of the Asian Pacific Chiropractic Journal published the results of a case study documenting the improvement, under chiropractic care, of a postpartum woman who was suffering with a variety of quality-of-life issues including spinal pain, migraine headaches, sleep problems, and anxiety. The postpartum period is after a woman gives birth when…

The Chiropractic Journal of Australia published the results of a case study on February 8, 2022, documenting chiropractic care helping a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), get relief from headaches and neck pain. According to the Mayo Clinic website, "Neurofibromatoses are a group of genetic disorders that cause tumors to form on nerve tissue.…

The Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research published the results of a case study on September 21, 2020, documenting the resolution of chronic migraine headaches in a patient undergoing chiropractic care. Chronic migraines are migraines that occur more frequently for a period of at least three months. On their website, the Cleveland Clinic describes headaches…

A case study published in the Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research on March 14, 2019, documented the resolution of headaches and neck pain in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who underwent chiropractic care. People suffering with rheumatoid arthritis often have a variety of symptoms associated with pain and discomfort. The Arthritis Foundation describes rheumatoid…

Above is the title of a case study published on January 10, 2019, in the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research. In this case, a patient who had been involved in a whiplash-type automobile accident and was suffering with dizziness, neck pain, and headaches, was helped by chiropractic. This study begins by explaining that whiplash injuries…

A case study published on September 22, 2024, on the research site Cureus documented the case of patient, who was suffering with chronic migraine headaches, being helped by chiropractic. The study also documented improvement in the patient's neck curvature. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke define migraine headaches by saying, "Migraine is a…

The Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research published the results of a case study on July 3, 2023, that documented the successful chiropractic care of a patient who was suffering with blackouts, daily vomiting and headaches. Black-outs are sometimes called "drop attacks". These can be caused by many factors including a headache that surges to…

The Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health published the results of a case study on August 3, 2020, describing a case of a child who was suffering with bedwetting, constipation, headaches, allergies, and cold hands being helped by chiropractic. Bedwetting at night is medically known as nocturnal enuresis (NE), and occurs in up to…

Resolution of Chronic Pain and Migraines FolThe above title comes from a study published on June 10, 2019, in the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research. The study documents the case of a man who was suffering from migraine headaches as well as pain in his upper extremities who got relief from chiropractic care. The authors…

The Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research published the results of a case study on January 11, 2022, documenting the resolution of chronic migraine headaches with chiropractic care. According to the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus, "Migraines are a recurring type of headache. They cause moderate to severe pain that is throbbing or pulsing. The…

A case study published in the Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic on February 14, 2020, describes the improvement with chiropractic of a woman who had been suffering with headaches and neck pain after a whiplash injury. A normal neck curve as seen from the side x-ray should show a sweeping curvature forward. When the curvature is…

On September 2, 2019, the journal the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a study that documented the case of a woman who had been suffering with chronic migraines and hypnic headaches being helped by chiropractic. Headaches have been described for over a millennium dating back to around 1200 B.C. The study reports that there…

Published on January 7, 2016, in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health, is a documented case of an 8-year-old girl suffering from chronic headaches being helped by chiropractic. The study reports that between one-third and one-half of school age children from 8 through 15 reported experiencing headaches. Recurring headaches in children can have…

From the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health comes a study published on May 25, 2015, documenting the case of a young boy with daily headaches being helped by chiropractic. The study begins by noting that between 10-20% of school age children suffer with headaches. This number increases to 27-32% at the age of…

The Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published the results of a case study documenting the reduction of headaches in a patient who had significant skull birth defects including Arnold-Chiari Malformation (ACM) and was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos syndrome. According to the Mayo Clinic website "Chiari malformation (kee-AH-ree mal-for-MAY-shun) is a condition in which brain tissue…

The Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health published a report on May 6, 2019, reporting on the case of a young girl who was suffering with headaches as well as bedwetting being helped by chiropractic. What makes this case interesting is that the chiropractor was unaware that the girl had a issue with bedwetting…

From the May 11, 2017, edition of the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research comes a case study of a woman who had been suffering with long-term headaches and neck pain being helped by chiropractic. Headaches are the most common type of pain and one of the leading reasons that people miss work. The Mayo clinic…

The Chiropractic Journal of Australia published a case study in their June 2016 edition documenting the resolution of long term migraine headaches, tension headaches, and arm pain through chiropractic. According to the study authors, headaches are the most common neurological problem affecting people. According the World Health Organization, about 47 percent of the population will…