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Edition 20 – Alternating Unilateral Head Pain: A Conspicuous Silence

Watson’s colleague wants to ensure his comprehension, “So what you are saying is that to rule out cervicogenic headache (CGH) because of alternating unilateral head pain is baseless.” “Yes, the silence of the medical model about alternating headache is conspicuous – ‘the reasons (for alternating unilateral – side-shifting – head pain) are unclear (1), and

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Edition 19 – Up-Close-and-Personal with Cervical Discs: Part (2)

Watson, sensing that his colleague has relaxed, decides to continue, “I mentioned earlier that  other researchers have investigated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in cervical discs because it is recognised that the annulus fibrosus (AF) and nucleus pulposus (NP) vary substantially in the content of the two main macromolecular components, collagen and aggrecan.”(1) Aggre… what? “What is aggrecan?” 

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Edition 18 – Up-Close-and-Personal with Cervical Discs: Part (1)

“Let’s examine the perspective that the nucleus pulposus (NP) transforms with age to a more rigid fibrocartilaginous mass; it is devoid of viscosity,” resumes Watson.  “Advanced technologies have made it possible to perform more sophisticated in vitro studies and in vivo and biochemical analyses.” “Take for example scanning electron microscopy (SEM); SEM has demonstrated that

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