My 2 Bits » migraines http://www.my2bits.org Wed, 25 May 2011 16:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Have a Tension Headache or Migraine? Who Ya Gonna Call? http://www.my2bits.org/headaches-and-migraines/have-a-tension-headache-or-migraine-who-ya-gonna-call http://www.my2bits.org/headaches-and-migraines/have-a-tension-headache-or-migraine-who-ya-gonna-call#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.my2bits.org/?p=43 Did you know that there is database of the National Board of Certification in Headache Management that you can use to find members of the NBCHM in your area? Did you know that you can also find members of the American Headache Society using their “Find a Healthcare Professional” feature on their website? If not, that’s okay, because did you know that you don’t actually need a “headache specialist” to treat your migraines? As a chiropractor, I know from experience (which, in theory, is worth more than “two bits”) that chiropractic care can go along way in relieving and eliminating both tension headaches and migraines. Here’s why:

We’d all agree that life can be a pain, on occasion, and turn into a tension headache. Most of us have experienced more than one. If you’ve had a tension headache, then you probably experience it as a dull, aching head pain that is commonly accompanied by a feeling of tightness or pressure across your forehead or on the sides and back of your head. Occasionally, you might feel a tenderness of your scalp, neck and shoulder muscles, and periodically you may experience a loss of appetite.

Tension headaches are usually defined as mild to moderately intense. The severity of the pain varies from one headache to another in the same person, as well as from one individual to another Tension headaches can occur infrequently or you may have them regularly. Your headaches are considered chronic if they occur fifteen or more days a month for at least three months. If tension headaches are interrupting your life, chiropractic treatment may be the remedy. Give your chiropractor a call.

Migraine headaches are different from the common tension-related headache. For instance, migraines more often than not take place on one side of the head only, according to the National Headache Foundation. The throbbing or pulsating pain is accompanied by nausea or vomiting. Auras, visual manifestions an hour before a migraine attack, and features such as pulsating light, lines or dots, are experienced by one-fifth of migraine sufferers.

Do you experience the painful symptoms of migraines? If you do, you know the upsetting, incapacitating effects that this kind of affliction can have on your life. The pain of a migraine headache can sideline you for hours, for days, for a lifetime, and conventional over-the-counter medications are not only ineffective but, like prescription drugs, they generally have alarming side effects. It’s time to really do something about the pain and get your life back! Chiropractic care has proved to be highly effective in relieving and eliminating migraine headaches. Get in touch with your chiropractor today!

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