Chiropractic Management of a Migraine With Aura in a 28-Year-Old Female Using a Multimodal Approach: A Case Report

Abstract

Objective

The purpose of this report was to describe a chiropractic multimodal treatment approach for a patient with a migraine headache.

Clinical Features

A 28-year-old woman with a 14-year history of migraines presented with symptoms of visual disturbances with head and neck pain.

Intervention and Outcome

A multimodal approach of chiropractic care, including chiropractic manipulative therapy and soft tissue therapy for suboccipital, levator scapula, and trapezius muscles, was used. Treatment included 2 visits that were spaced 2 days apart. Based on patient-reported symptoms, the clinician observed clinical improvement and no additional migraine symptoms. Seven months after the initiation of chiropractic care, the patient reported no migraine episodes.

Conclusion

A nonpharmacologic chiropractic approach employing multiple therapies resulted in observable clinical progress for a patient who reported migraine with aura symptoms.