Suffering from Headaches?   

Headache is one of the common complaints that patients identify in our clinics.

The type, location, severity, frequency of the headache and other symptoms such as nausea, spots, lines, dizziness, sensitivity to light/sound helps determine the cause of the headache.

It is important for your Chiropractor to find the causes of your headache so that the treatment is correct.

Common causes of headache are:

• Eye strain (ocular)
• Neck
• Tension (cervicogenic)
• Jaw
• Sinus
• Migraine

Some causes of headache are serious. When we know the type of headache you have then we provide advice or treatment that is appropriate for you. This includes developing a treatment plan for you. This sometimes means that we work with your GP.

Treatment may include imaging and:

• Advise –injury care/injury aggravation prevention
• Collaboration/Co-management
• Exercise
• Imaging/Advanced tests
• Low force Spinal Manipulation
• Mechanically assisted Spinal Adjustments
• Manual Adjustments
• Mobility restriction
• RICE (rest, ice , compression,elevation)
• Soft Tissue Treatment
• Stretches
• Strength
• Retrain
• Support/tape
• Testing for triggers/allergens

What does the research say?(Read More)

"Evidence suggests that chiropractic care, including spinal manipulation, improves migraine and cervicogenic headaches"