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ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2015

Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms in a 31-Year-Old Woman Using Cervical Manipulation and Acupuncture: A Case Report.

Danielle M Gergen

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Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Danielle M GergenChiropractor, Oxboro Family Chiropractic, Bloomington, MN.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective was to describe chiropractic and acupuncture care of a patient with acute mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) symptoms. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 31-year-old woman had acute neck pain, headache, dizziness, nausea, tinnitus, difficulty concentrating, and fatigue following a fall. She was diagnosed at an urgent care facility with mTBI immediately following the fall. Pharmaceutical intervention had been ineffective for her symptoms. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The patient was treated with chiropractic adjustments characterized as high velocity, low amplitude thrusts directed to the cervical spine and local acupuncture points in the cervical and cranial regions. The patient received care for a total of 8 visits over 2.5 weeks with resolution of concussive symptoms.

conclusionThis patient with mTBI responded favorably to a conservative treatment protocol with the combination of chiropractic and acupuncture care.

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Acupuncture pointsBrain concussionBrain injuriesManipulation, chiropracticNeck pain

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PMID26778936
PMCPMC4685187
OpenAlexW2194093902

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