HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES – WHY LIVE WITH THEM?

Many people have discovered triggers to their Headaches and Migraines, but it is important not to confuse these as the cause of your pain.  When investigating headache treatment and migraine treatment through  prevention, we have several things to consider.  Both headaches and migraines are a sign that the body is under an immense stress, and the trigger is usually just the straw that broke the camels back. 

HEADACHE AND MIGRAINE TREATMENT – COVERING UP SYMPTOMS OR CORRECTING THE CAUSE?

It is important to identify the triggers of headaches, however once headaches are successfully managed and the body is restored to a healthy state, those same triggers can be present and not cause headaches.  This is the true test of whether your headaches are gone for good and your problem corrected, or whether you have just been masking the symptoms and avoiding triggers.

HEADACHE AND MIGRAINE RELIEF – A CHIROPRACTIC APPROACH

If headaches are a sign that our body’s are under a great deal of stress (thoughts, traumas or toxins), then a good idea would be to identify that stress and remove it.   Dr Paul Hodgson, one of the leading headache doctors in southern California notes that ” It is incredibly rare to find a headache patient that does not have a severe misalignment of the top bones in the neck.”  This is because a major misalignment of the neck is involved in nearly all patients suffering from chronic headaches.

Realignment of the bones in the upper neck allows proper blood and nerve flow to and from the head, and allows the brain to work the way it was designed.  This is essential for effective headache and migraine treatment and prevention and the doctors at New Wave Chiropractic Center in Carlsbad are experts at this approach.  Even headaches caused by stress or toxins can be helped when we check the upper neck and reduce this stress on the body.

GENTLE CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS RESULTING IN PERMANENT HEADACHE RELIEF

Oftentimes headache patients that have tried everything, from medications to trigger avoidance to complete lifestyle changes will find effective migraine relief when the bones of the neck are properly aligned.  There are many techniques to do this but our chiropractors in Carlsbad are trained in techniques that honor the body and adjust it gently.  The “crack” that many people are uneasy about  is not  the important part.   The adjustment is always performed in a safe and gentle way, honoring the body and helping it restore communication and function.