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Red Flags: Worst HA of life, wake up at night, altered/LOC Dizziness. Refer to MD/ER. No. Refer to Vestibular Sheet . Laterality of Sx ?. Unilateral (or U on both sides). Palpation: Sx may occur ipsilaterally or shift to contralateral side. Headache Tree.
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Red Flags: Worst HA of life, wake up at night, altered/LOC Dizziness Refer to MD/ER No Refer to Vestibular Sheet Laterality of Sx? Unilateral (or U on both sides) Palpation: Sx may occur ipsilaterally or shift to contralateral side Headache Tree Bilateral(sx reproduced B at the same time) Palpation: sx occur ipsilaterally Migraine HATx: Pharmacological Tension HA Tx: Pharmacological Multiple, but not neck motion Multiple, but not neck motion Triggers? Neck Motion, Valsalva, Pressure over C1-C3 Alcohol, Occurs at predictable times/day None Hemicrania Continua HA Tx: Pharmacological Cervicogenic HATx: PT (jt mobs/manips, stretching, STM, strengthening, postural/NM re-education, TENS, biofeedback) and/or Pharmacological Cluster HATx: Pharmacological Adapted from Biondi (2005)
Differential Dx for Headaches Biondi (2005)
Cervicogenic Treatment Tree Limited ROM:Tx: Self stretches, PROM Soft Tissue Assessment: Muscle Tension or TrP (UT, levatorscap, suboccipitals, SCM, scalenes, paraspinals) Tx: STM, ischemic compression/suboccipital release, stretching, e-stim Joint Mobility Assessment: Central/U PAs cervical and thoracic, downglides, OA, AA* Tx: manips (per thoracic CPR or qualified cervical therapist), mobs*Test with Cervical Flexion Rotation Test (Hall 2010) and HEP of self rotation SNAGS (Hall 2007) Strength/Endurance Assessment: Deep cervical flexors, scapular stabilizersTx: strengthening/endurance TEs, NM re-ed** ** Test with Craniocervical Flexion Test (Harris et al 2005) and possible tx of low load cervical motor control TEs (Jull 2002) • Postural Assessment: • Forward head, rounded shoulders, or of thoracic kyphosis or cervical lordosisTx: postural/NM re-ed, biofeedback, pt education/ • ergonomics Further Pain Management:- Pt education for fear avoidance - Refer out for pharmacological/injection/behavior tx - Possible surgical intervention If Any Radicular Like Symptoms: Assess for Radiculopathy CPR, nerve tension tests, and/or TrP (ie: SCM, scalenes)
Cervicogenic Headache Diagnosis Hadelman et al (2001)
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