Can a Chiropractor Help With Headaches?

If you suffer from frequent tension headaches, migraines or cervicogenic headaches originating in the neck, seeing a chiropractor could provide much-needed relief. Keep reading to learn why chiropractic care has become such a vital component of multi-disciplinary treatment plans aimed at resolving chronic headache disorders. 

What Triggers Headaches? 

In order to stop headaches from developing in the first place, you must first understand their underlying causes. Headaches arise when structures in the head and neck regions become irritated, inflamed or compressed. Some of the most common culprits behind painful headaches include: 

Muscle Tension 

Triggered by prolonged strained positioning, stress and poor posture, tense muscle knots develop in neck and scalp regions cutting off circulation and oxygen flow to the brain. The building waste products, strain and pressure registers as localized, vice-like tension headaches. 

Herniated Discs 

Cervical discs weakened by injury or age-related degeneration may bulge or rupture. Pressing on local nerves, this sparks inflammation and headache pain that extends across the forehead and behind the eyes.

Joint Dysfunction 

Misaligned spinal joints with restricted mobility can spark headaches. Altered mechanics tug on muscles, vessels, nerves and durable covering of the brain and spinal cord known as the dura mater. The surrounding inflammation causes aches.

Why See a Chiropractor for Headaches? 

Instead of just taking pain medication to mask headaches, chiropractors aim to treat the underlying structural dysfunctions driving them. Advanced assessment techniques help accurately identify personal headache triggers stemming from spinal and nervous system disturbances. 

Custom manipulative therapy works to realign joint mobility, reduce nerve pressure, relax muscular tension and restore proper neurological communication. Chiropractic as a key part of an integrative treatment plan offers better long-term results by addressing and preventing the mechanical and postural causes of headaches.

Convenience of Mobile Chiropractic Care 

Our mobile chiropractors save you time and pain by bringing advanced spinal adjustment expertise right to your door. Let us help you gain lasting relief from those debilitating headaches holding you back. Our on-the-go clinic offers safe, effective headache remedies through customized spinal manipulation integrated with massage, injury rehabilitation and lifestyle coaching. Start feeling better now – call Upstate Mobile Chiropractic today!