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| Co-manage with a neurologist |
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Manipulation is the treatment of choice
If there are associated trigger points in any of the muscles of mastication, then trigger point therapy is also helpful |
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| TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION |
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| Refer to the hospital for further treatment |
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Co-manage with a physician together with weight loss, exercise, diet, smoking cessation
Specific upper cervical adjustments can lower the blood pressure |
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| Refer to an otorhinolaryngologist for further treatment |
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| Refer at once to the hospital for further investigation and treatment of corticosteroids |
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Boards say to Refer to the hospital. Souza says you can treat conservatively and refer to a headache specialist if chiropractic care is not beneficial.
Advise on avoiding alcohol and afternoon naps if these are triggers. Because the pain is so severe and the attacks often, some patients have been known to attempt suicide. It is important to advise patients that these headaches are not hopeless and they will decrease in frequency and intensity as they age |
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| Chiropractic adjustments and muscle therapies are helpful. |
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Chiropractic adjustments and stress reduction
Refer to a headache specialist if the headache worsens or other signs develop or chiropractic care is unsuccessful |
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| Chiropractic adjustments and dietary advice are very helpful |
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