Solutions and Causes of Headaches

There are numerous people who often have problems with headaches, several times every day. Many feel this is "standard." Others are fully debilitated and can't go to work, drive a car, or even leave the house due to the intense pain and pressure, as if their head might burst.

When patients come to my office, I've found it is very vital that you take an extremely comprehensive health inquiry and family background history.

I discover patients often tell me significant hints to the reason for their headaches. For instance, if 1 of my patients demonstrates that she has had head ache, as long as she could remember and the family history comprises her mother having head ache that were debilitating and an MRI revealed that part of her brain stem went down into the upper part of the neck, this would prompt an MRI of the patient which could show a similar finding. Another example is a patient with head ache that occur only at the time of one week prior to menstruation. This may lead to the trial of several nutritional vitamin / herbal approaches aimed at reducing fluid retention or build up that frequently occurs pre-menses. Other causes have comprised traumas from car accidents, slips and falls, sports injuries, and other task connected causes. In such cases, assessment may lead to an analysis of unusual biomechanics in the cervical spine and chiropractic cure addressing these findings may prove quite satisfying. Other causes may include anxiety and/or emotional ailments that necessitated co-management with mental health professionals and/or their primary care physicians. The mixed attempts of chiropractic and treatment remedies are most satisfactory for these patients.

Generally, the reason for headaches usually are multi-factorial and thus, the most effective treatment is a multidimensional approach where chiropractic treatment techniques are, usually, the main contribution to the successful direction of headaches. Chiropractic treatment approaches include spinal manipulation, mobilization, muscle release techniques such as trigger point therapy, longitudinal and /or transverse friction massage, massage therapy, manual and/or instrumental traction both at home and office, physical therapy modalities including ice/heat, electrical stimulation (several types), ultrasound, light/low level laser therapy, infrared, diet and nutritional counselling, and stress management. Co-management desired for some patients can be arranged through this office and may comprise neurology, physical therapy, physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors, pain management, rheumatology, internal medicine, primary care physicians, as well as acupuncture.

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