What’s Causing Your Headaches?
If you suffer from recurring headache pain, you may wonder if you will ever feel completely like yourself again without the aid of drugs. Fortunately, the answer to that question is “yes” when you turn to Premier Family Chiropractic in Brentwood, Tennessee. Our chiropractor, Dr. Quinn W. Uzelman, has a 100 percent success rate at curing our patients’ headaches through chiropractic adjustment and complementary therapies.
Headaches can be caused by a bewildering variety of triggers, ranging from allergy-related sinus congestion to (in very rare cases) tumors. But the two most common types of headaches are probably tension headaches and migraines. Tension headaches often occur in individuals with a heightened sensitivity to pain. Spinal misalignments can trigger tension headaches by putting pressure on the dura mater, a membrane located at the juncture of the brain and spinal cord. Many whiplash victims suffer from headaches as a side effect of a nerve impingement in the cervical region. Working at a non-ergonomic desk can also encourage cervical nerve impingement and muscle strain.
Migraines are harder to explain, but they seem to have something to do with abnormal serotonin levels. Changes in these hormone levels produces a sudden enlargement of cranial blood vessels and changes in cranial blood pressure. This sends pain signals through the trigeminal nerve. Migraine triggers may include fluctuations in estrogen level, certain foods such as aged cheeses, intense sensory experiences, weather changes, medications and overexertion.
How Our Chiropractor Can Help
Instead of taking painkillers that only grant a temporary reprieve from your symptoms, chiropractic care can eliminate them by treating the underlying causes. Spinal adjustments can take pressure off of cervical nerves to help relive chronic tension headache pain, while postural adjustments and exercises can help you support your head more correctly. Relieving nerve pressure can also have a normalizing effect on body functions, including blood pressure and hormone levels, making chiropractic adjustment effective against migraines as well. Stop your headaches in their tracks — contact our clinic today!
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