Reintroducing Examination into Headache Assessment
Today’s headache assessments focus mainly on diagnosing and ruling out serious conditions. While this works well for diagnosis, it can sometimes limit a fuller clinical
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Classification Guides Diagnosis but Does Not Fully Explain Headache
Headache medicine relies heavily on classification. Diagnostic frameworks such as the International Headache Society’s International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) have brought much needed clarity
Triggers: Clinically Relevant, Mechanistically Misleading
Most of us aware of an important difference that many patients might miss. Triggers are linked to attacks, but they are rarely the main cause
Active Cervical Range of Movement in Headache Assessment: How Important is It?
Clinicians are commonly taught to check the cervical spine when patients come in with headaches. This usually involves measuring the active range of movement in
How to Identify Cervicogenic Head Pain
The behaviour of head pain is a dead giveaway to identifying cervicogenic head pain, and this can be done within the first 3 minutes of
Syringomyelia: Hands-On or Hands-Off?
During a recent course, I was asked if manual cervical therapy (MCT) was contraindicated in the presence of a cervical syringomyelia. What is it? Syringomyelia