Chiropractic Adjustment and Headaches
Headaches or migraines can range from minor discomfort to physically impairing. Extreme migraines can take hours to days to subside, and can re occur over years. In addition, the pain is often debilitating. As painkillers may help, they don’t always stop the migraines from recurring. A chiropractic adjustment is a natural and safe way to successfully treat your headaches and finally relive you from pain. A series of adjustments can leave you painless for months at a time, in some cases, permanently.
Why Chiropractic Over Medication?
While medications have been known to help deal with pain, they are not effective long term. They must be ingested frequently and oftentimes, in increasingly higher amounts in order to successfully subdue the pain. Although it may help, these chemical medications can cause liver and kidney damage over time. Painkillers can also generate a dependency which weakens your pain tolerance. You will need higher doses over time to reduce pain temporarily. You may not be able to tolerate a headache without them, and they will never fix the issue long term. Chiropractic adjustments have been known to remedy headaches and migraines for extended periods of time without the use of pharmaceuticals. It is a safe and all natural alternative to medications and has a high success rate. In many cases, patients have experienced instant relief from the excruciating pain.
So What Causes Headaches?
Headaches can be caused by a number of things from strained eye sight to a rough hangover. However, the root cause is often muscle tension and/or vertebral misalignments. Muscle tension can be caused by an injury or poor posture over time. This tension results in strain on the nerves within the vertebrae of the neck. When these nerves are misaligned, they become irritated which causes tension headaches if they cause the muscles to tighten or they can cause migraines, as the nerves control blood flow to the brain.
What Can Chiropractic Adjustments Do?
Chiropractors undergo extensive training to treat headaches and migraines. They are able to diagnose causes of headaches over a consultation; if the root of the issue is due to repeated stress such as a sport, a suggested treatment plan will be made to ensure your issue is resolved and your pain is relieved. I have specialized in treating headaches for over 30 years.
Next, we will preform a series of adjustments to the neck area. If the root of your headaches are due to another factor like spinal strain, your chiropractor will also take care of these areas with adjustments. The realignment allows the muscles to release tension, which creates a domino effect, aligning the irritated nerves and relieving pressure and pain from the head.
If you suffer from re-occurring headaches or migraines, call my office to set up an appointment for a diagnosis and treatment plan. It is the most effective all natural way to provide long term relief from the chronic pain and suffering of headaches.
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Dr David M. Spitz is the founder and clinic director of the Chiropractic Health Center of Bristol, located in Bristol, CT. Since 1982, he has treated thousands of patients for various conditions ranging from neck and back pain, to migraine headaches. He specializes in treating patients who have suffered whiplash injuries and/or back injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
Dr Spitz was a volunteer EMT-I and a lieutenant for several years at the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department. He has lectured throughout CT on various topics including, chiropractic, stress management, headaches and preventing back injury in the workplace.
