Migraine and headache
Regarding the “mechanical” part of the treatment of headaches, one should look for myofascial trigger points in for example the temporalis muscle, the masseter muscle and the trapezius muscle. Another common source of headache, especially of post-traumatic headache, is the activity of trigger points in the suboccipital muscles. Myofascial trigger points in the cervical and suboccipital region can refer pain to the head and face, thus contributing to cervicogenic headache. Because treating myofascial problems may be the only way to offer complete relief from certain types of headache, clinicians must learn to diagnose and manage trigger points in neck, shoulder, and head muscles.
Another common cause of post-traumatic headache is pain referred from ligament lesions. Especially, pain points (LPPs) and trigger points (LTPs) in the cervical ligaments (e.g. supraspinous) should not be overlooked. One should check the myofascial attachments to bone or ligament insertion points in the neck, especially in the occipital area.
Case:
A 32-year-old man had been complaining of attacks of tension headache for about six years. The headache always came up after going to a restaurant. Conventional medication (painkillers and NSAIDs) and treatment with a chiropractor had not helped him at all.
I gave him i.m. injections of Hepeel (1 ml) mixed with lidocaine 0.3% (2 ml) in the trapezius muscles once a week. After three weekly injections, he felt about fifty percent better. After twelve weekly injections, he no longer had any symptoms of headache. I also gave Zeel ointment for application on the tender spots on his neck.
Case:
A 21-year-old woman was suffering with migraine and neck pain. She had been having serious attacks of right sided migraine since she was 14 years old. The migraine attacks always occurred during the day before her periods started, and lasted for two or three days. Conventional medication (oral contraception) improved the migraine by 50%. Painkillers did not help her much. She also complained of neck pain in the trapezius muscles; the latter was not related to the hormonal cycle but rather to stress.
I suggested biopuncture treatment for detoxification of the liver, restoring the hormonal balance and for relaxation of the neck muscles. During each session I gave her injections of Gelsemium-Homaccord in the painful spots in the trapezius muscles and subcutaneous injections of Hormeel in the lower abdomen region (reflex zone of the ovaries). I saw her for these injections once a week. I also gave Hormeel, 4 times 10 drops a day and Traumeel ointment for the neck. After three months of weekly injections, she did not have migraine attacks during her periods any more. That was almost the first time since she had her periods at the age of fourteen. Her neck muscles were much better, too. So we continued the injection therapy for another four months (now twice a month) which gave almost complete relief for both the neck pain and the migraine attacks. I told her to continue the oral treatment with Hormeel for another six months.
Case:
A 21-year-old man complained about attacks of tension headache for three months. The pain was both in the neck and in the occipital zone. Conventional medication (painkillers and NSAIDs) did not help at all.
I gave him i.m. injections ( 0.5 cm deep) of Zeel (1 ml) mixed with lidocaine 0.3% (4 ml) in the trapezius muscles and on the midline in the occiput region. After eight weekly injections, he did not have any headache anymore.
Case
A man (51) came to see me for Horton's headache. The pain episodes lasted about three to six hours, and usually came up after drinking wine. He had to take pain killers several times a week (paracetamol). Conventional treatments with a neurosurgeon and antidepressants didn't help him.
I gave him injections on a weekly basis. I gave both local injections as well as detox injections. Local injections were given in the face in the pain zone and behind the mastoid. I gave weekly injections with Traumeel, Gelsemium Homaccord and then with Echinacea compositum. The detox injections were given in the liver reflex zone with Echinacea compositum and with Hepeel (*).
As he had no more attacks after one month of treatment, I saw him every two weeks and then every four weeks for about six months. He had no further trouble and also needed less paracetamol than before the biopuncture treatment ( Clinical case shared by Dr. Vanderlinden Kris, Belgium) .
Case:
A 71-year-old woman complained about attacks of tension headache since her menopause. The pain was worse on the left side, both in the neck and in the parietal zone. Conventional medication (painkillers, hormonal substitution and NSAIDs) did not help her at all.
I gave her i.m. injections of Ovarium compositum (2 ml) mixed with lidocaine 0.3% (2 ml) in the left trapezius muscle and on the midline in the neck (near the seventh processus spinosus). After twelve weekly injections, she did not have any tension headache anymore. I also prescribed Zeel ointment for application on the tender spots on her head and neck.
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(*) Gebhardt R, Antioxidative, Antiproliferative and Biochemical Effects in HepG2 Cells of a Homeoptahic Remedy and its Constituent Plant Tinctures Tested Separately or in Combination, Arzneim.-Forsch./Drug Res. 2003, 53 No. 12, 823-830
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