Combined Dry Needling and CCFT Biofeedback Training for a Fireman with a Two-Month History of Cervicogenic Headaches: A Case Report

Authors

Jared Commander, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Jim Viti, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow

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Description

The purpose of this case report is to show that by combining the use of the CCFT as an exercise and trigger point dry needling, clinicians can effect significant improvement in their patients.

Publication Date

Summer 2018

City

St. Augustine, FL

Keywords

Post-Traumatic Headache, Firefighters, Physical Therapy Modalities, Trigger Points, Pain Management, Exercise Therapy, Musculoskeletal Manipulations

Disciplines

Physical Therapy

Comments

Presented at the Summer 2018 Research Day on the St. Augustine, FL, campus of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

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Recommended Citation

Commander, J., & Viti, J. (2018, July 1). Combined Dry Needling and CCFT Biofeedback Training for a Fireman with a Two-Month History of Cervicogenic Headaches: A Case Report. Poster presented at the Campus Research Day Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/flsasummer2018/17 Commander, Jared and Viti, Jim, "Combined Dry Needling and CCFT Biofeedback Training for a Fireman with a Two-Month History of Cervicogenic Headaches: A Case Report" (2018). St. Augustine, Summer 2018. 17.
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