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Headaches & Migraines

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What causes Headaches?

The easy answer is Stress…. Finding the cause of the stress that is causing your headache will require some investigation. Headaches can be caused by physical things like neck and back pain, joint dysfunction of the neck or jaw. Chemical things like changes in medication, hydration, oxygenation of tissue, lack of food or food sensitivities or allergies. It can also be emotional things like work stress, family or financial stress. Or all of the aforementioned.

What types of headaches are there?

Primary Headaches: Result from changes in blood vessels, muscle and nerves in head and neck

Secondary Headaches: Headache can be attributed to another cause. Another condition stimulates pain sensitive nerves in head. A wide range of different factors can cause secondary headaches.

These include:

Signs and symptoms of concussion

Alcohol-induced hangover

Brain tumor

Blood clots

Bleeding in or around the brain

Brain freeze, or ice-cream headaches

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Concussion

Dehydration

Glaucoma

Hypertension

Teeth-grinding at night

Influenza

Overuse of pain medication

Panic attacks

Stroke

What's the difference between a headache and a migraine?

A migraine

Intense Headache

Pulsating

Behind the eye

Aversion to light

Nausea/Vomiting

Changes in vision before headache


Can be triggered by

Food

Chemicals

Smells

Hormonal Changes

Nutritional Deficiency

Medications

Stress

If its intense, pulsating throbbing, sensation mainly felt on one side of the head you may be experiencing a migraine.

If its a mild dull pressure and the sensations are on the forehead or scalp you are more than likely experiencing a headache.

What kind of treatments are available for headaches?

It depends on the cause. But because I am a chiropractor my role is to help you move better and live a more healthy, active life

So, I start my patients doing the basics right first

  • Breathe Better
  • Gentle Exercise
  • Sunshine
  • Water
  • Eat Well
  • Address biomechanical /  neuromuscular issue in body 


Then we go from there. 

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