Migraine headache

26-years-old female with chronic migraine headache

Clinical features:

A 26-year-old woman had chronic migraine headache for 5 years. She had no history of trauma and the symptom persisted despite taking several prescribed medicine. Her symptom were accompanied by nausea and visual aura of "spots" when severe.

Clinical findings:

・ROM - Cervical rotation and lateral flexion was slightly restricted.

・Palpation - Several tenderness point was found in Suboccipital musculature.

Treatment and outcome:

Treatment plan included chiropractic manipulation, patient education in nutrition, and an in-office stretching program progressing to home therapy was reviewed with the patient. Within 5 visits, her symptom began to subside. She had a total of 10 visits (2 months), after which her symptoms were 80% recovered. The patient was advised to have chiropractic care once per 1 months in order to maintain her good condition.

Conclusion:

In this case, the chronic recurrent migraine almost resolved over a 24-week period with use of chiropractic manipulation, lifestyle modification, and rehabilitation in this patient.