Denver Chiropractor Dr. Brad Pennington & Denver Chiropractic 970-688-0097
Denver Chiropractor Eliminates Headaches
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Can You Eliminate Your Headaches?
In most cases, Absolutely! Headaches are one of the more common conditions that enter the offices of primary care physicians as well
as chiropractors.
The standard chiropractic treatment approach includes manual therapies that may include spinal
manipulation or adjustments, manual or mechanical cervical traction, mobilization techniques, trigger point therapy, physical
agents or modalities, nutritional counseling and even therapeutic laser therapy.
While both approaches have their pros and cons, there are far less side effects associated
with the chiropractic treatment option.
There are many types of headaches, which can be generally classified as primary or secondary. Primary
Headaches: 1. Migraine 2. Tension 3. Cluster. Secondary headaches occur because some other disorder or injury is responsible
such as after a car accident or slip and fall accident, an infection in a sinus or jaw or dental condition, a vascular condition
such as stroke, a medication side effect, psychiatric disorder and others. (1)
Treatment for patients with headaches is dependant on the cause. Choosing a type of health care service
for the treatment of headache can be a difficult choice. When considering the use of complementary and alternative medical
approaches available to patients with chronic tension-type headaches a report revealed the following:
* tension headache is the most common type of recurring head pain *
it is one of the most common conditions for which patients seek medical advice * it is more
common in women than in men * as many as 78% experience episodes over a lifetime If you find yourself frequently utilizing medications such as Advil, Nuprin, Naprosyn,
Aleve, or Tylenol, it is probable that chiropractic management approaches will benefit your headache condition.
Frequently in patients with headaches, the vertebrae in the upper neck lose their normal range of motion
and positioning and the muscles in that region that attach to the base of the skull become overly tight and squeeze or compress
the nerves that feed into the head. This results in pain that radiates over the top or around the head, sometimes into the
eyes.
Chiropractic care can make it easier for you to move your head and neck forwards, backwards, rotate or
twist, and bend to the sides. This, in turn reduces the muscle tension and nerve pinching, which reduces headache pain.
In fact, the most common result is eventual elimination of the headaches completely!
References:
2. Rossi P.: Di Lorenzo, G.; Faroni, J.; Malpezzi, M.G.;
Cesarino, F.; Nappi, G. Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with chronic tension-type headache:
results of a headache clinic survey. HEADACHE 2006; 46;(4); 622-31.
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