Headaches

Headaches

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(00:00) Headaches are a very common complaint I see in my office. Patients will seek out chiropractic care for headache relief because it’s safe, it’s non-invasive, and it offers substantial short-term and even long-term relief in certain situations. There’s lots of reasons people get headaches. Some are unknown origin. Some are related to tension.
(00:21) We’re going to talk about tension headaches today. Some are vascular in origin where there’s a lack of blood supply to the head. Some are side effects of medications or different foods or allergies. Sometimes it can result of congestion in the sinuses. Whatever the cause of the headache, the first and primary thing I do when a patient comes to my office is take a really good history.
(00:42) How long have you had the headaches? What are triggering the headaches? What offers relief? What makes it worse? These are very important questions. We also take x-rays of the neck because nine times out of ten there’s some sort of injury we see in the neck that’s causing restricted motion in the joints of the spine affecting the way the muscles pull and the patient will develop spasm, inflammation, tenderness, tension in the neck muscles and in the upper back. And a lot of times they’ll have the headaches that come
(01:12) with neck pain or neck discomfort or upper back discomfort. Chiropractic adjustments to remove restrictions for these joints can offer substantial relief and the patient will not have to take medication as much or any at all in a lot of situations. It’s a healthier option by getting to the core root of the problem and finding out what’s causing those tension headaches.
(01:34) Now there’s also at home care that we recommend stretches, exercises, ergonomic modifications at work and at home, the way they sit, the way they sleep, the way they work, the way they read, how they talk on their phone are all important factors. So it’s a very thorough process when somebody does have headaches and we are able to offer again, short-term and long-term relief for patients suffering with these headaches.