Migraine: a statistical analysis of chiropractic treatment

Wight JACA Journal of Chiropractic1978 Sep; 15(9): S63-7

A group of 87 patients with common or classical migraine were treated chiropractic adjustment of involved vertebral segments and the results analyzed two years after the final treatment by means of a headache questionnaire. Of the patients with common migraine, 85% of females and 50% of males were either improved or their headaches ceased altogether, while patients with classical migraine showed an improvement rate of 78% for females and 75% for males. Comparing the improvement rates for female and male patients and comparison of the improvement rates in the common and classical groups were found not to be statistically different in either study. The total reduction in frequency of headaches following treatment is also discussed.

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