If you suffer from frequent headaches, then you are most likely familiar with the pain and inconvenience that headaches can bring. Ranging from mild discomfort to severe pain, headaches can interfere with daily living and make it difficult to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Headaches can be caused by a wide range of factors, but one of the most common causes is muscle tension. Affecting up to 70% of the population, these headaches present as a tight or squeezing sensation on both sides of the head and/or neck. Tension and stiffness from neck and shoulder muscles can refer to the head, causing pain, stiffness, and immobility.
Neck and shoulder tightness is common, and is caused by poor posture or holding your head and neck in strange positions.
Many people do not realise that they spend long periods of time in the same position while driving or doing desk work, looking down at their phones or laptops, etc. Additionally, tensing your shoulders, grinding your teeth and sleeping on your stomach all contribute to tension headaches.
The good news is that chiropractic care can help treat, manage and relieve both headaches and migraines. The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics indicates that chiropractic treatments can significantly reduce both acute and chronic neck pain and headaches. Additional benefits are seen when combined with other treatments, such as dry needling, stretches and correcting poor posture – all of which can be done by a chiropractor.
If you suffer from headaches or migraines, consider seeing a chiropractor.
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