VertigoWritten by Dr. Michael L. Johnson
Vertigo or dizziness affects millions of people around world each year. In a majority of cases, vertigo is nothing more than a temporary inconvenience. In some cases vertigo is a debilitating condition. Day to day activities are kept to a minimum due to severe dizziness. In many cases, area of dysfunction in nervous system is cerebellum. The cerebellum is in posterior aspect (back part) of brain and controls our coordinated movements. There are specific tests that chiropractic neurologist utilizes to determine cerebellar function. Standing with your feet together and eyes closed, test is positive if patient sways back and forth. Other tests include: Touching index finger to nose with eyes closed, walking heel to toe, moving fingers rapidly as if playing piano or touching all of your fingers to your thumb as fast as possible. These tests and others are used to determine function of cerebellum. Treatment of cerebellar dysfunction may include: 1.Unilateral (one sided) Adjustments: Extremities (arms and legs), lumbar (low back) and cervical (neck) spine will be manipulated on one side only to fire muscle spindle cells (muscle receptors) and joint mechanoreceptors (joint receptors) into same cerebellum and opposite cerebral cortex (brain).
| | HeadachesWritten by Dr. Michael L. Johnson
The migraine headache is perhaps best known special type of headache. It is really called migraine syndrome. By syndrome we mean that a lot of things accompany headache - all of them bad. Examples of these include dizziness, visual problems, “spots” before eyes, redness, swelling, tearing of eyes, muscle contraction, irritability, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea. These symptoms often arise before headache hits. The headache itself may last for few minutes to a few days, and severity may be that of minor discomfort all way up to immobilizing agony. The migraine pain is most common in temple, but may be experienced anywhere in head, face and neck. A variety of headaches closely related to migraine is cluster headache. Attacks come on abruptly with intense throbbing pain arising high in nostril and spreading to behind eye on same side. Sometimes forehead is also affected. The attacks tend to occur from once to several times daily, in clusters lasting weeks or even months. Without apparent reason cluster subsides as quickly at it began. So what puts ache in headache? It’s pain sensitive structures of head that are culprits. These are arteries of brain and skull, tissues surrounding head veins, dura mata covering over brain, and certain nerves called cranial nerves. When these parts are inflamed, stretched, pulled or under pressure, any type of headache may be caused.
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