Americans spend more than 4 Billion dollars a year on over-the-counter pain relievers for headaches. But did you know you can go to a chiropractor for headaches?
Businesses lose $50 Billion yearly due to absenteeism and medical expenses associated with headaches. Many silently suffer —even stating that they “get used to having headaches”. Fortunately, most needn’t continue living with pain.
Research shows that the most common source of headaches involves misaligned vertebra. This causes nerve pressure which can induce tension or migraine headaches.
Tension Headaches
Often, spinal vertebra become misaligned without the person’s knowledge. Poor posture, sleep position, fatigue, or old injuries can be the cause of nerve pinching, which irritates surrounding neck muscles. The neck muscles then tighten up (spasm) to protect the misaligned vertebra. This irritates underlying nerves in the neck. These irritated nerves send warning signals up to the head muscles. In response, the head muscles tighten up in retaliation. This creates a chain reaction of spasm and constricting pain encircling the head—a tension headache.
Migraine Headaches
Migraines often begin with misalignment either irritating a spinal nerve and/or restricting blood flow to the head. This makes the blood vessels in the head start to swell, irritating surrounding nerves – causing the throbbing pain of a migraine headache.
Chiropractic Doctors examine a person for the source (or sources) of their headaches. After locating any misaligned vertebra, the Chiropractor manually applies gentle pressure to reposition the vertebra. This is called an adjustment. This restores normal nerve flow, canceling the pain and muscle spasms. Additionally, the best chiropractor for headaches deals with any and all factors which may adversely affect one’s health—nutrition, exercise, fatigue, etc.
If you suffer from migraines or headaches, a Chiropractic spinal checkup is about the best thing you can do. Chiropractic’s safe, gentle, drugless methods have helped millions of headache & migraine-sufferers over the years.
Diet is another factor that affects your vulnerability to headaches and migraines. Learn the difference between junk food, health food, and real food in this article by Chiropractor (For Headaches!), Dr. Stan Gale.
Life’s challenging enough. Who needs another headache?
If you live in Los Angeles / vicinity, call and arrange an appointment with Dr. Stan Gale, experienced headache chiropractor now! (323) 663-7736.
