Diagnosing Headache and Migraine – Is It Useful?

Diagnosing headache and migraine provides a label – that is all.

Evidence is mounting to support the concept that headache and migraine originates from a single condition – sensitisation of the brainstem – and that the various types of headache and migraine are different presentations of this condition.

What is more important than a diagnosis is to determine the cause of the sensitisation and then address this.

Case reports demonstrating relief of migraine (and cluster headache) symptoms after blocking or suppressing (abnormal) information from the upper neck, clearly indicate that neck disorders are capable of sensitising the trigemino-cervical nucleus (brainstem) – this is easy to confirm or rule out – by having your neck examined by a practitioner experienced in assessment of the upper cervical spine.

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Dean

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