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Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment
We report the case of a 44-year-old school teacher who experienced long-term relief from tension-type headache (TTH) and major depression following chiropractic treatment. It is well recognized that psychiatric comorbidity and suicide risk are commonly found in patients with painful physical symptom...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069670/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30112321 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_68_18 |
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description | We report the case of a 44-year-old school teacher who experienced long-term relief from tension-type headache (TTH) and major depression following chiropractic treatment. It is well recognized that psychiatric comorbidity and suicide risk are commonly found in patients with painful physical symptoms such as chronic headache, backache, or joint pain. Recent studies indicated that autonomic dysfunction plays a role in the pathogenesis of TTHs and depressive disorders. The autonomic nervous system is mainly controlled by reflex centers located in the spinal cord, brain stem, and hypothalamus. This report highlights the rewarding outcomes from spinal adjustment in certain neuropsychiatric disorders. Long-term results of chiropractic adjustment in this particular case were very favorable. Further studies with larger groups are warranted to better clarify the role of chiropractic. |
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spelling | pubmed-60696702018-08-15 Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment Chu, Eric Chun Pu Ng, Michelle J Family Med Prim Care Case Report We report the case of a 44-year-old school teacher who experienced long-term relief from tension-type headache (TTH) and major depression following chiropractic treatment. It is well recognized that psychiatric comorbidity and suicide risk are commonly found in patients with painful physical symptoms such as chronic headache, backache, or joint pain. Recent studies indicated that autonomic dysfunction plays a role in the pathogenesis of TTHs and depressive disorders. The autonomic nervous system is mainly controlled by reflex centers located in the spinal cord, brain stem, and hypothalamus. This report highlights the rewarding outcomes from spinal adjustment in certain neuropsychiatric disorders. Long-term results of chiropractic adjustment in this particular case were very favorable. Further studies with larger groups are warranted to better clarify the role of chiropractic. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6069670/ /pubmed/30112321 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_68_18 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Chu, Eric Chun Pu Ng, Michelle Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment |
title | Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment |
title_full | Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment |
title_fullStr | Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment |
title_full_unstemmed | Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment |
title_short | Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment |
title_sort | long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069670/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30112321 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_68_18 |
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