Palpation: A Lost Art or an Overlooked Skill?
A growing wave of negative discourse surrounds manual therapy (MT). Much of this criticism stems from studies highlighting the perceived deficiencies or limitations. However, perhaps
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The Watson Headache® Approach: More Than Just a ‘Technique’
The Watson Headache® Approach: More Than Just a ‘Technique’ The distinction between an ‘approach’ and a ‘technique’ is crucial when discussing the Watson Headache® Approach.
Cervical Afferents and Primary Headache: The Indefensible Perspective
In the late 1990s, when I was attempting to undertake a PhD investigating the role of cervical afferents in Primary Headache conditions, I approached several
Menstrual Migraine and Manual Cervical Therapy
The title will cause some angst, but why should it when… “Several direct and indirect hormonal and non-hormonal mechanisms have been proposed to explain this
Diagnosing ‘Migraine’: A Default Button?
The ‘default button’ concept in diagnosis is analogous to the Pavlovian response, a learned, automatic reaction that occurs involuntarily when a previously neutral stimulus becomes
Neck Pain and Migraine: Causality or a Migraine Symptom?
Neck pain is highly prevalent among individuals with migraines and significantly contributes to disability. But is it merely a migraine symptom, or does it play