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Headaches & Migraines - Natural Care

Headaches are a sign that something is wrong! If you suffer from headaches you should consult your health care professional. Headache sufferers should be informed and consider drug free treatments as a safe alternative for your headache management and headache relief.

Chiropractic is a very safe form of natural health care for headaches, in a study comparing chiropractic care for headaches to a course of anti-inflammatory drugs, chiropractic care was shown to be 250 times safer. (see ref 1 below)

Chiropractic care for headaches provides a natural, drug free treatment with proven results. Each week, there are some 220000 visits to Australian chiropractors for various reasons including headaches and migraines.

In the Macquarie University study, specific chiropractic adjustments to the spine, significantly reduce migraines in 71% of the people surveyed. (see ref 2 below) 

Reasons why Chiropractic care is effective in headache management?

  • The causes of headaches are often imbalances or subluxations in the neck and spine chiropractic care corrects this naturally without use of drugs.
  • Aspirin and medication may temporarily cover up the headache pain, but do not correct or remove the cause.
  • Chiropractors check for the likely cause of the headache and where necessary use gentle, specific adjustments to correct for imbalance in the neck and/or spine. Many headaches are cervicogenic (see ref 3 below), meaning from the neck and respond exceptionally well to chiropractic care.
  • Chiropractors can also provide lifestyle advice which can help in preventing the recurrence of headaches.
  • At Greensborough Family Chiropractic, Melbourne, in addition to 5 years of Chiropractic study, advanced post graduate study in chiropractic neurorehabilitation (aka chiropractic neurology or functional neurology in USA) enables us to do an in depth thorough neurological assessment which is more likely to specifically identify where in your body or Central Nervous System or Brain is an issue causing the headaches/migraines/chronic pain.  
  • Frequent use of over the counter headache medication may itself be the cause of some headaches (see reference 4 below). Chiropractic care can help avoid frequent use of headache mediation. Frequent use of any medication/drug should always be of concern and you should always see advice from your qualified health care provider.

At Greensborough Family Chiropractic we also have an interest in natural health & nutrition and where appropriate will mention if your condition can be assisted by natural supplements.

Come see our caring team at Neuro Rehab Center and Greensborough Family Chiropractic. CALL 03 9432 4644 ,

to book an appointment or to request more information on your health concerns/questions.

 

When to consult your Health Care Professional?

All headaches can affect your quality of life and it is recommended that you consult your chiropractor or other health care professional. It is especially necessary to consult your health care professional if your headache falls into the minority of serious headaches which usually fall into one of the following categories:

  • In addition to the headache you also have other symptoms such as fever, slurred speech, weakness, stiff neck, numbness or tingling, drowsiness, confusion, vomiting.
  • The headaches started and persist after an initial head injury.
  • It is your first headache or your worst headache.
  • Your headache will not go away and/or is getting worse.

 References:

(I)  Dabbs V, DC and Lauretti WJ, DC. A Risk Assessment of Cervical Manipulation vs NSAIDs for the Treatment of Neck Pain. JMPT 1995; 18(8):530-6
(2)  Tuchin P, DC et al. A randomised controlled trial of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for migraine. JMPT 2000; 23(2): 91-95

(3)  Sjaastad, MD, PhD et al (On behalf of the Cervicogenic Headache International Study Group).  Cervicogenic headache: Diagnostic criteria. Headache 1998; 38:442-445.

(4)  R. Colas, MD, et al: Chronic daily headache with analgesic overuse; Epidemiology and impact on quality of life. Neurology April, 2004;62:1338-1342

 

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