Cervicogenic Headaches and Chiropractic Treatment

Cervoggenic headaches are headaches
arising out of the neck, specifically
the upper cervical spine, C1 and C3
through C3 nerves. When those nerves get
irritated, it can cause pain up the back
of the head. It can cause pain to the
side of the temporal region or even the
front of the head. It could be a
throbbing pain. It could be a dull pain.
It’s annoying. Uh and it can be very
distracting to getting your job done and
your personal tasks. What happens is in
the upper cervical spine, you have an
abundance of nerves and blood vessels.
And when these joints either get fixated
or not moving proper, there’s a a lack
of proper motion, it can cause
inflammation in the joint space in where
the nerves are and irritate those nerves
and cause that pain to refer.
Chiropractic treatments, chiropractic
adjustments help to remove any
restrictions or restore proper function
in that area. Alleviating pressure on
those nerves, giving your body the
opportunity to heal. Removing those
restrictions is very important. Now, if
it’s chronically a problem, there could
be something like a loss of proper
curvature in the neck. It could be an
altered alignment of the neck and the
head where your head’s tilted or
rotated. And in that situation,
chiropractic also is very beneficial in
restoring the proper alignment, making
sure everything’s aligned properly, so
there is no longer pressure on those
nerves and your body is more stable and
is able to fight off any type of uh
stresses that are on those areas. If
you’re having any problems with neck
pain, upper back pain, shoulder pain,
headaches, migraines, there’s a good
chance chiropractic can help. Please
give us a call, book an appointment to
see if we can help