{"id":3695,"date":"2024-01-09T21:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/headaches\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:32:10","slug":"03-understanding-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/headaches\/03-understanding-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Headaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Headaches<\/span><\/p>\n

Millions of people suffer from chronic headaches every day. According to the National Headache Foundation, over 45 million Americans suffer from chronic, recurring headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are several different types of headaches that people suffer from.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are at least 150 diagnostic headache categories that have been established.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to treat your headaches, it is important to understand which type of headache you are suffering from and have been diagnosed by a physician.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, if you are suffering from a dehydration headache, all the aspirin in the world will not decrease your pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although rare, headaches can be the result of other serious conditions such as a tumor or a ruptured blood vessel.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is important to seek the advice of a healthcare professional if your headaches persist for longer than a week.<\/span><\/p>\n

If there is a serious condition causing your headache, it is important to get to the cause of the problem as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Time may be of the essence in preventing the headache from developing into serious complications. By far the most common type of headaches are tension headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 75 percent of those who suffer from headaches are suffering from tension headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to understand if you are suffering from tension-type headaches, it is important to understand the characteristics associated with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tension headaches usually involve a steady ache, rather than a throbbing one.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are often described as feeling pressure or tightening. They can last only a few minutes, or up to several days.<\/span><\/p>\n

They usually affect both sides of the head and do not worsen with physical activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being sensitive to light or noise may accompany them. Nausea is usually absent with tension headaches. They are often brought on by stress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another type of headaches are the cervicogenic headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

These headaches originate from problems in the cervical spine or neck.<\/span><\/p>\n

The problem in the neck causes referred pain into the head. These headaches can be triggered with abnormal neck movement or from your head being in a sustained, awkward position.<\/span><\/p>\n

An example of this might be having your head turned for a prolonged period of time while painting a ceiling.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is often decreased range of motion of the neck. Cervicogenic headache sufferers may also experience radiating pain into the shoulder, or arm.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is because of the irritation of the nerves in the neck that control the shoulder and arm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Migraine headaches are less common than tension headaches. However, migraines afflict 25 to 30 million people in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

Migraine headaches typically last four to 72 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are unilateral, meaning they usually affect only one side of the head.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are usually described as throbbing and are aggravated by physical activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

They may be associated with light sensitivity, noise, odors and may accompany vomiting and nausea. <\/span><\/p>\n

Loss of appetite and stomach upset are often included as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Aura may occur before the headache begins. This may include a disturbance of vision or brightly colored, blinking lights that move across the field of vision.<\/span><\/p>\n

Approximately one out of five people with migraines will experience the aura with the migraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since headaches are often caused by physical problems, the best approach is a physical solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chiropractic has shown to provide relief for those suffering from migraine, tension and cervicogenic headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

This means that chiropractic can help the vast majority of people suffering with headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research has shown these types of headaches to be correlated with problems of the spine.<\/span><\/p>\n

This may include the joints of the spine and the muscles and soft tissues surrounding the joints.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chiropractors specialize in the diagnosis and correction of problems associated with the joints of the spine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chiropractors perform specific treatments to help restore proper function and motion of the joints of the spine.<\/span><\/p>\n

These treatments also help to remove nerve irritation which is associated with headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chiropractors can also prescribe therapies, exercises and stretches to help the muscles and ligaments around the joints.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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