How many times have you woken up with an aching back, neck pain, and sore muscles only to realize you’re facing another hectic day? Most of us take these little aches and chronic neck pain for granted. We’ve come to accept them as simply part of our daily routine. But the truth is that people who get headaches don’t know that their pain can be caused by chiropractic subluxations, misaligned vertebrae, and joint dysfunction in the area.
If your muscles are cramped and tense, you can get tension headaches. Regular headaches can indicate stress or just once-in-a-while kinds of things. Regardless of what kind of headache a person suffers, the good news is that many treatment options are available for treating headache pain.
Why Does Chiropractic Care Help Headaches?
Chiropractors correct or mobilize restricted spinal joints. This therapy relieves spasms and tension and improves spinal function.
If your chiropractor feels your headaches are caused by stress or tension in your neck or other body parts, they may advise a treatment plan that could help you.
How Can Chiropractors Help Relieve Headaches?
Chiropractors can relieve headaches by strengthening the neck, shoulder, and back muscles. They can diagnose and treat headaches.
Chiropractors offer additional headache treatments, including:
Spinal adjustments
Spinal adjustments reduce pain and inflammation and also improves blood flow, which reduces muscle spasms and makes the body work better overall.
Chiropractic Treatment for Headaches
Chiropractic treatment for headaches is based on the principle that the body’s natural healing mechanism can help stop the pain. The chiropractor may suggest an adjustment or manipulation to a specific area that has been found to cause headaches, or he may suggest a specific treatment plan to reduce pain and inflammation.
Chiropractic adjustment can be used to treat various types of headaches, such as:
Tension Headaches
Tension headaches can be treated with chiropractic.
Adjustments help tension headaches by decreasing tension in the neck vertebra and surrounding muscles. This improves your body’s function and makes you feel better.
Migraine Headaches
Migraine headaches are characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head and may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound.
Cluster Headaches
Cluster headaches are excruciating, heart-pounding, and often occur in the back of the eyes. Because they’re painful, many people seek medical care to relieve their symptoms. The pain can last for weeks or months and may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
Cervicogenic Headaches
Cervicogenic headaches are caused by the decreased movement and/or dysfunction in the neck. They can be painful and often worsen when you lie down, sit down, or bend over. The chiropractor will adjust your spine to fix any misalignments that could be making your neck and shoulder muscles tight.
Get Professional Chiropractic Care for your migraine headaches.
At Rushmore Family Chiropractic, we treat headaches and other pains. We employ noninvasive, compassionate procedures for all ages. Our chiropractic care experts address neck, back, and headaches. They will build a specific treatment plan to improve your quality of life by addressing the fundamental problems, not simply symptoms.
Contact us at (605) 716-0646 for help with your chronic headaches.
