Treatment of migraine with aura with osteopathic manipulative treatment: a case report with renewed perspectives
Abstract
Abstract Migraines make up a significant number of office visits every year, yet their pathophysiology and etiology remain largely elusive. This case report presents a 33-year-old patient who originally presented to the emergency department (ED) as a stroke alert and was later determined to have migraine with aura. The patient experienced an acute onset of headache, dizziness, and new-onset expressive aphasia. Before administration of a migraine cocktail, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) was performed and was able to fully resolve all of her symptoms. In an effort to explain the outcomes in this case, a review of the current literature was performed, which provides an interesting perspective on the interplay of the musculoskeletal system and neuroanatomy. The literature establishes that somatic dysfunctions in the cervical vertebrae and trapezius may play a role in migraines and provide rationale for the use of OMT.
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