Headaches are common, but NOT normal. Headaches means that your body’s nervous system is trying to alert you to problems. If the nerves that come out of the upper part of your spine are pressured, stressed, or strained, you will feel pain either at the place where the nerve is pressured or where that nerve runs to.
There are 3 types of headaches: migraine, tension-type, and cluster.
Migraines, which are more severe than typical headaches, most often begins at puberty and are more common in women. Most migraine suffers will experience sensitivity to light, sound, and other stimulus. Nausea and loss of appetite is also common.
Tension-type headaches affect 70% of the population. Described as tightness or pressure, often like a band around the head, sometimes spreading into or from the neck. The cause is stress-related or associated with musculoskeletal problems in the neck. Overuse of electronics, desk jobs or poor sleeping habits are common reasons for tension type headaches.
The problem with medication is that most of the headaches are not a chemical problem that can be cured with a medication. This is a major reason why we have such a crisis with opioids in this country. Lives have been ruined for the simple mistake of trying to resolve a structural, hormonal and stress problem with a medical solution.
Live Well in Fishertown have seen hundreds of patients get long term relief from headaches without medication. What makes their treatment so effective is they do not treat every case the same. Live Well conducts a thorough exam looking for stress, structural imbalances, hormonal problems, digestive distress, and vitamin and mineral imbalances. With this information we can match the right course of care with the true underlying condition.
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