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Headaches and Neck Pain
Thousands of Canadians enjoy freedom from headaches and neck pain because of chiropractic care. Now it's your turn.
Thousands of Canadians enjoy freedom from headaches and neck pain because of chiropractic care. Now it's your turn.
Can a chiropractor really get rid of my headaches?
It will help to understand what causes most headaches. Your spine
protects your nervous system which starts with the brain and becomes the
spinal cord. When the vertebrae in your neck are unable to move properly,
it irritates or puts pressure on the nerves in that area. That can cause
headaches. To correct this problem (called a subluxation) a chiropractor
gently adjusts the vertebrae. Since most headaches are caused by subluxations,
they will soon disappear.
Why would I have spinal problems in my neck?
There are many reasons. They can originally occur during the birth
process. As your body grows and matures, falls, sports activities, injuries,
motor vehicle accidents, bad posture or simply the stresses and strains
of daily life can cause spinal problems. it is also very common for headache
sufferers to experience neck pain and stiffness.
But my headaches are migraines.
Migraine headaches are usually severe and sharp, throbbing in nature,
and generally affect one side of the head. Tension headaches tend to occur
frequently, last a long time and are characterized by a dull, steady pain
that feels like a band of pressure around the head. But despite these differences
they are closely related. Chiropractic care has been proven to be
extremely effective in treating migraine and tension headaches as well
as neck pain and stiffness.
What will the chiropractor do to treat my headaches?
Your first visit will include a consultation, examination and possibly
an x-ray to help diagnose your problem. Once your condition is fully understood,
your chiropractor will explain your test and x-ray results and outline
a treatment plan that is tailored to your needs. Your chiropractor will
use highly skilled, gentle manipulations to adjust the spine.
Once my headaches stop, does the chiropractic care end?
Your body continues to heal after the pain has gone. Continuing
to have chiropractic adjustments helps to retrain your vertebrae to hold
their healthy positions. Your nervous system will function more efficiently
and your body will be better able to heal itself. in time, exercise, a
healthy diet, and periodic visits to the chiropractor will help you stay
healthy, pain free, and live life to the fullest once again.
Your chiropractor is the best health-care professional to treat any
problem related to the nervous system or the musculoskeletal system. As
long as the disorder is not genetic or infectious, the chiropractor can
intervene, since the problem is frequently a non-invasive pathology that
can be reversed quite naturally and treated without medication or surgery.
Chiropractors have undertaken four to five academic years of education
and clinical training in chiropractic schools, encompassing no less than
4,500 hours of instruction. They learn to diagnose health problems
through a combination of questionnaires, examinations and X-rays.
For those who prefer to avoid medication and surgery as much as possible,
chiropractic care is the natural choice.