Symptoms
Chiropractic Care for Migraines and Headaches
We work to identify what is actually driving your migraines or headaches, whether that is physical trauma, stress, nutrition, or another trigger, rather than only managing the pain.
A migraine is typically a severe throbbing or pulsing pain, often on one side of the head, and can come with sensitivity to light or sound, nausea, or visual disturbances.
Headaches cover a wider range: tension, cluster, sinus, and cervical (neck-related) headaches among them. Triggers can include allergies, stress, poor sleep, or a stiff neck.
As pressure builds in the head and neck, the muscles around the upper neck tense and nerves can become pinched. A gentle adjustment in that area is aimed at relieving that pressure.
Triggers are wide-ranging: stress, light and sound, fatigue, diet, hunger, hormonal changes, weather, caffeine, and head trauma all appear regularly. Part of the work is identifying which apply to you.
A misalignment in the upper cervical spine can affect brain stem function, which in turn can contribute to swelling in the blood vessels around the brain. Misalignments accumulate from more sources than people expect, including the trauma of birth, falls, car accidents, sports and work injuries, and sustained physical or emotional stress.
Common symptoms
- Intense, throbbing head pain
- Sensitivity to light or sound
- Neck tension alongside the headache
- Nausea or visual disturbances
Identify the trigger
We look at physical trauma, stress, nutrition, and other possible causes before building a plan.
A 3-part approach
Initial exam, a customized plan of care, then treatment.
Less reliance on medication
The goal is addressing the cause so you need fewer medications over time.
Migraines
A migraine is a severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head.
Migraine symptoms include intense pain, extreme sensitivity to light or sound, nausea, and vomiting. Some migraine sufferers also experience visual disturbances or auras, numbness, tingling, clumsiness, or have difficulty communicating.
Treating migraines
As a reaction to the symptoms of migraines, your upper neck becomes stuck, muscles tense up, pressure in your head builds and nerves pinch. The pressure continues to build until there is a gentle adjustment in your neck, relieving pressure and allowing you to heal.
Chiropractic care provides ways to relieve migraines by first identifying the cause of your migraines, such as physical trauma, emotional stress, nutritional deficiencies or chemical toxins, and working to correct these causes.
We have seen many patients find relief from their migraines, allowing them to eliminate their medications as a part of their migraine treatment. If you are currently living with migraines, there is hope.
What can you do for a migraine?
At Begin Within Family Wellness, we are your chiropractor migraine specialists. We conduct a 3-part innovative approach to identify the causes of your migraine symptoms. The consultation and examination process at Begin Within Family Wellness can help to identify the cause of your migraines.
- We will meet with you to discuss your health needs and goals, and provide an initial exam.
- We create a customized plan of care specific to you.
- Once this plan has been reviewed, we will begin your treatment right away.
Headaches
Headaches are pain and pressure in your head and upper neck.
If you are currently living with headaches, you know the most common symptoms include neck tension, a pounding sensation, elevated blood pressure, nausea and/or nerve pain.
There are different types of headaches, including migraine, cluster, sinus, tension, constant, and cervical (neck) headaches.
Symptoms can be brief or long-lasting. Triggers for headaches include allergies, hunger, thirst, stress, neck stiffness, lack of sleep and overuse of technology.
Treating headaches
There are remedies for headaches that do not involve medication. The first step in headache relief is to identify the cause. The majority of headache sufferers can trace their headaches back to an accident or a head injury.
These injuries can create simple muscle problems, joint damage or more serious nerve problems. It just makes sense to have a thorough chiropractic evaluation to see if your neck is causing your headaches.
What can you do for a headache?
At Begin Within Family Wellness, we are your chiropractor headache specialists. We help our patients with headaches by focusing our efforts on the place where most headaches start. That is how we get great results.
We conduct a 3-part innovative approach to identify the causes of your headache symptoms.
- We will meet with you to discuss your health needs and goals, and provide an initial exam.
- We create a customized plan of care specific to you.
- Once this plan has been reviewed, we will begin your treatment right away.
From our patients
Dr. Collins and staff provide educated, compassionate and skilled care. I am forever grateful to the person who recommended seeing Dr. Collins instead of resigning myself to a lifetime of anti-seizure meds and surgeries for Trigeminal Neuralgia. You guys rock!
Wendy Reiter
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