CHIROPRACTIC CARE FOR
HEADACHES & MIGRAINES
If you work long hours or have to deal with a lot of stress every day, you’re probably all too familiar with migraines and headaches. The throbbing pain of a headache or migraine can make it hard to think, concentrate and, in some cases, even be around light. If that wasn’t bad enough, there are numerous factors that can contribute to headaches, such as stress, sleep, diet and so much more.
Most people turn to common over-the-counter medication for headache relief. While they offer quick fixes, it’s hard to stop a chronic problem with some ibuprofen. If headaches and migraines have become a chronic problem in your life, there is an alternative solution you should seriously consider.
Chiropractic care has been shown to be just as effective as medications for treating headaches, except it doesn’t come with any of the annoying negative side effects. For some, there’s simply no safer option than non-invasive chiropractic care. Learn more about chiropractic care for headaches and migraines, and discover if it’s the solution for your condition.
Chiropractic Care for Headaches
While not as serious as migraines, headaches can still cause extreme discomfort and downright ruin your day. Tension headaches, as opposed to migraine headaches, are most commonly caused by a spasm in the RCPM muscle that’s in your neck. This muscle is attached to the protective tissue on your skull through a tendon, so when it spasms, it affects the entire system.
The tissue on your skull is incredibly sensitive, so when it faces a spasm, the pain receptors there light up quite intensely. To reduce this pain, the sensible thing to do would be to loosen the spasming muscle. Chiropractors can do exactly that by manipulating the top of your cervical muscles by your neck. This will reduce the tension and effectively eliminate the root cause of your headache.
Chiropractic Care for Migraines
Migraines are incredibly painful and can be debilitating enough to leave you bedridden. While the exact cause of migraines is not known, chiropractic care has proven to be an effective treatment. One study suggests at least half of everyone involved had positive results from their chiropractic care, with nearly a quarter losing their migraine entirely. As for the rest, there weren’t any negative effects, so it never hurts to try.
Since half of the study got positive results from chiropractic care, it’s clear that migraines may not have a single root cause. One of the potential causes is triggered nerves in the brain due to blood vessel dilations. Chiropractic care has been shown to help with all nervous system issues, so it’s only natural that it would benefit migraines with nerve issues as the root cause. If you want to try chiropractic care for headaches and migraines for yourself, there’s no better place in Monticello than Polaris Chiropractic. Contact us today to set up an appointment.
