How Chiropractic Care Can Help Headaches Or Migraines

How Chiropractic Care Can Help Headaches Or Migraines
by Heath Gallentine

took the medication. Sometimes you wonder whether there is a way to completely
fix this problem totally, instead of just relying on these short-term drugs. There is
actually an unconventional but effective way of treating your headaches--
Chiropractic.

So how does chiropractic help patients with headaches? Many times headaches can
result from a misalignment of the spinal vertebrae in the neck. This misalignment can
cause the muscles of the upper shoulder and neck to become tight. This combination
of misaligned vertebrae and tight muscles can cause compression on nerves, which
can then cause a headache.

Chiropractic treatment for headaches involves realigning the vertebrae of the neck.
By correcting the misalignment, the neck and shoulder muscles can then relax.
Correcting these issues can then relieve the pressure on the nerves, which can then
relieve the headache. Chiropractic treatment can also involve treating the tight
muscles with massage therapy or electronic muscle stimulation, which can further
facilitate the relief of the headaches.

For those that suffer with chronic headaches or migraines, consistent chiropractic
care can decrease the amount of episodes a person may suffer. If there are nerves
somewhere in the neck area that have been irritated or blocked for a long time, then
they receive fewer and fewer stimuli as time goes by. Consistent chiropractic care
can relieve the pressure on these nerves so that the migraine sufferer can get less
and less attacks as time goes by. Eventually, the body will continue to maintain this
corrected state, thus the problem is then fixed.

Nothing is worse than having a terrible headache. In fact, this is one of the most
debilitating pain that you can suffer, if not tolerate. So if you are tired of just taking
pills that only cause the symptoms to subside for a short time, then trying out new
things like chiropractic can be your option. Finding a reliable chiropractor can be as
quick as asking family or friends who they recommend. Living with chronic headaches
or migraines can be a thing of the past. Reclaim your life back by getting rid of the
pain and symptoms that cause you to suffer.

You Don't Have To Live With The Pain!

About The Author

Heath Gallentine

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Dr. Heath Gallentine
Lexington Family Chiropractic
131 Prosperous Place #15
Lexington, KY 40509
859-264-1140

Many Americans suffer from
headaches, from tension headaches
to migraines. Headaches can affect
your physical state in such a way that
it affects your daily activities. Not
only can headaches cause the actual
pain in your head, but they can also
cause other symptoms such as
nausea, eye pain, and sensitivity to
light and sound. These headaches are
often treated with drugs, which can
only give short-term relief.
Unfortunately, after the effect of the
drug wears off, then you get to
experience the same splitting
headache that you had before you

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remedies and before making any drastic changes to your diet or exercise program.