Costs for cervicogenic headache - Direct costs and indirect costs
Overview of Cervicogenic Headache (CGH)
Gerard Malanga “Cervicogenic Headaches Start in the Neck .” Spine Universe. Last modified October 25, 2016 Accessed December 19, 2016. https://www.spineuniverse.com/conditions/neck-pain/cervicogenic-headaches-start-neck In this overview, Malanga (2016) briefly summarizes potential causes and symptoms of CGH, and he provides his readers a better sense of how CGH being diagnosed and what kinds of treatment options are available for treating CGH. Most importantly, understanding about potential treatment options allows people to compare the direct costs of these options.
Direct costs - Treatments
Medicines
OTC
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory …show more content…
Spinal manipulative therapy
Hanson, Linda, Mitchell Haas, Gert Bronfort, Darcy Vavrek, Craig Schulz, Roni Evan,
Leslie Takaki and Moni Neradilek “Dose–response of spinal manipulation for cervicogenic headache: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial” Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 24, no. 1 (2016): 1. doi: 10.1186/s12998-016-0105-z
This paper primarily discusses the effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for CGH, and secondarily discusses the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of SMT for CGH. In order to provides clear cost-analysis, authors of this paper not only talk about the direct cost of SMT for CGH, but they also discuss the indirect cost of it. Specifically, they elaborate health care utilization of CGH and how CGH potentially impacts one’s life quality, such as lost productivity.
Pricing data of other potential treatment options for CGH:
Source: Cost Helper. Accessed December 19, 2016. http://www.costhelper.com/
Chiropractor http://health.costhelper.com/chiropractor.html Cost: $34.00 - $106/session, depending on …show more content…
"Effects of yoga exercises for headaches: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials." Journal of physical therapy science 27, no. 7 (2015): 2377. doi:10.1589/jpts.27.2377 This article discusses that yoga is effective for treating headaches, and specifically, it is a cost-effective therapy for headaches
Indirect costs - Productivity
Gaskin, Darrell J., and Patrick Richard. "The economic costs of pain in the United
States." The Journal of Pain 13, no. 8 (2012): 715-724. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2012.03.009 In this paper, Gaskin & Richard (2012) discuss the indirect costs of pain by analyzing various data sets. Specifically, this is a cross-sectional study, and authors examine both health care expenditures and economic burdens by using logistic regression models and generalized linear models. The results indicate that all these pains impact one’s productivity significantly, including headaches in the neck area. Therefore, authors of this paper provide their readers an in-depth understanding of how illnesses lead to loss of
Overview of Cervicogenic Headache (CGH)
Gerard Malanga “Cervicogenic Headaches Start in the Neck .” Spine Universe. Last modified October 25, 2016 Accessed December 19, 2016. https://www.spineuniverse.com/conditions/neck-pain/cervicogenic-headaches-start-neck In this overview, Malanga (2016) briefly summarizes potential causes and symptoms of CGH, and he provides his readers a better sense of how CGH being diagnosed and what kinds of treatment options are available for treating CGH. Most importantly, understanding about potential treatment options allows people to compare the direct costs of these options.
Direct costs - Treatments
Medicines
OTC
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory …show more content…
Spinal manipulative therapy
Hanson, Linda, Mitchell Haas, Gert Bronfort, Darcy Vavrek, Craig Schulz, Roni Evan,
Leslie Takaki and Moni Neradilek “Dose–response of spinal manipulation for cervicogenic headache: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial” Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 24, no. 1 (2016): 1. doi: 10.1186/s12998-016-0105-z
This paper primarily discusses the effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for CGH, and secondarily discusses the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of SMT for CGH. In order to provides clear cost-analysis, authors of this paper not only talk about the direct cost of SMT for CGH, but they also discuss the indirect cost of it. Specifically, they elaborate health care utilization of CGH and how CGH potentially impacts one’s life quality, such as lost productivity.
Pricing data of other potential treatment options for CGH:
Source: Cost Helper. Accessed December 19, 2016. http://www.costhelper.com/
Chiropractor http://health.costhelper.com/chiropractor.html Cost: $34.00 - $106/session, depending on …show more content…
"Effects of yoga exercises for headaches: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials." Journal of physical therapy science 27, no. 7 (2015): 2377. doi:10.1589/jpts.27.2377 This article discusses that yoga is effective for treating headaches, and specifically, it is a cost-effective therapy for headaches
Indirect costs - Productivity
Gaskin, Darrell J., and Patrick Richard. "The economic costs of pain in the United
States." The Journal of Pain 13, no. 8 (2012): 715-724. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2012.03.009 In this paper, Gaskin & Richard (2012) discuss the indirect costs of pain by analyzing various data sets. Specifically, this is a cross-sectional study, and authors examine both health care expenditures and economic burdens by using logistic regression models and generalized linear models. The results indicate that all these pains impact one’s productivity significantly, including headaches in the neck area. Therefore, authors of this paper provide their readers an in-depth understanding of how illnesses lead to loss of