Oviedo Headache Sufferers Find Relief

Oveido headache sufferers experiencing chronic and recurring migraines or headaches can find real and lasting relief at Oviedo Family Chiropractic. If you are troubled by recurring headaches, you are not alone. Millions of people experience headaches at least once in a while in response to stress, poor posture, or illness. But if you are continually plagued by tension headaches, migraines or neck pain, your quality of life can deteriorate rapidly.

What Causes Headaches and Migraines?

There are several basic types of headaches, ranging in severity from mild annoyance to total debilitation. The tension headaches familiar to many of us tend to originate in the neck. Muscles in this region extend upward into the head, so when they tense up or become strained, you might feel neck pain. Additionally,you may feel the discomfort in your temples or at the back of your head. This is a phenomenon called referred pain, and it can occur along nerve pathways anywhere in the body.

Sinus headaches are also fairly common occurrences. These headaches stem from an infection or inflammation in the sinus cavities in or around the face. Once the infection recedes, so does the pain and pressure.

The most painful and debilitating attacks are cluster and migraine headaches. Cluster headaches are so named because they tend to attack one side of the head several times in rapid succession. Migraines, caused by the constriction and dilation of blood vessels in the head, cause not only extreme, throbbing pain but also nausea, vomiting and visual distortions called “auras.”

Headache Pain Treated with Chiropractic Care

Oddly enough, taking medication regularly to cope with your headache pain can in itself can lead to headaches. These “rebound headaches” may require you to wean yourself from the medication temporarily. How does a chiropractic adjustment treat headaches? Here at Oviedo Family Chiropractic, Dr. Janowitz can perform adjustments that correct subluxations, which are tiny misalignments in your cervical vertebrae that strain the muscles and nerves in your neck. We evaluate your physical condition and medical history, identify any misalignments that might be causing your pain, and then move the vertebrae back where they belong to provide prompt relief. These adjustments can not only tame your tension headaches -- they can also relieve neck pain and other nagging physical complaints.

Chiropractic treatment can also help treat migraines. Migraines can be triggered by many different things, including stress. Chiropractic adjustments allow muscles to relax, relieving the stress that can lead to a migraine attack. We can also administer other helpful therapies such as massage or heat therapy to complement the benefits of the chiropractic treatment and relax your muscles even further. Since we accomplish all this without the use of drugs, you will avoid potential rebound headaches as well.

If you would like to discover this safe, natural method for controlling headaches and neck pain, contact our Oviedo office today at 407-505-4320.