Chiropractic Help for Migraines & Headaches in Vaughan Shakti Chiropractic

Chiropractic Help for Migraines & Headaches

Are you experiencing pain and tension in your head? Is this impacting your day to day life making it difficult to complete everyday tasks? Does this pain come out of nowhere? You’re not alone. Most people can empathize with the annoyance that a headache can bring into your daily routine. A headache refers to any sort of pain or discomfort in the head or face. There is more than one type of headache and they vary greatly in terms of the location, intensity of pain, and how often they occur. The brain tissue itself doesn’t have pain-sensitive nerve fibers and doesn’t feel pain. However, there are other parts of the head and nervous system that may be responsible for headaches you’re experiencing including:

A network of nerves that extend over the scalp
Pain receptors on meninges (coverings around the brain & spinal cord)
Certain nerves in the face, mouth and throat
Muscle of the head, neck and shoulders
Blood vessels found along the surface and the base of the brain

Different types of common headaches include:

Migraines: often described as a pounding or throbbing pain, this type of headache can last from 4 hours to 3 days and usually happens one to four times a month.
Tension headaches: known to be one of the most common types of headaches, these headaches are usually described as feeling with a tight band around the head and are often caused by stress and tight muscles.
Cluster headaches: are known to be one of the most severe and painful kinds of headaches. It usually occurs in periods of frequent attacks known as clusters. These headaches cause intense pain in or around one eye on one side of the head. Cluster periods can last from weeks to months.
Sinus headaches: often occur when your sinuses are inflamed and are described as a deep and constant pain in your cheekbones, forehead, or on the bridge of your nose. True sinus headaches occur due to sinus infections.
Post Traumatic headaches: this type of headache usually starts 2-3 days after a head injury and people experiencing it may feel a dull ache that gets worse from time to time, vertigo, lightheadedness, trouble concentrating, memory problems, tiring quickly and irritability.

There are other less common types of headaches such as exercise headaches, hemicrania continua, hormone headaches, rebound headaches, ice pick headaches, spinal headaches and thunderclap headaches.

You don’t have to suffer in silence when dealing with these headaches. Allow us to help you understand the symptoms you’re experiencing and address the root cause so you can go about your daily routine in peace, not having to worry about headaches.

Reasons for Headaches/Symptoms of Headaches

What are the symptoms of headaches? If you are experiencing headaches, you may notice the following symptoms:

A slow onset of the headache
Painful temples on one of both sides
Pain on top of the head
Headache with movement of head
Dull pain or pain that feels like a band or vice around the head
Pain radiating up the back part of your head or neck
Severe pain on one side of the head, usually behind the eye
Red and watery eyes with a droopy lid and small pupil
Swelling of the eyelid
Dizziness
Headache with coughing, sneezing and chewing.

What causes headaches?

The pain you feel during a headache comes from a mix of signals between your brain, blood vessels and nearby nerves. Specific nerves in your blood vessels and head muscles switch on and send pain signals to your brain. Common causes of headaches include:

Illness: this can include colds and fevers. Headaches are also common with conditions such as sinus infections, throat infections and ear infections.
Stress: emotional stress and depression as well as alcohol use, skipping meals, changing sleep patterns and taking too much medication can cause headaches.
Neck or back strain due to poor posture.
Environment: this includes secondhand tobacco smoke, strong smells from household chemicals or perfumes, exposure to allergens, and certain foods. Stress, pollution, noise, lighting, and weather changes are other possible triggers.
Genetics. Headaches, especially migraines, tend to run in families. Most children and teens (90%) who have migraines have other family members who get them. When both parents have a history of migraines, there is a 70% chance their child will also have them. If only one parent has a history of these headaches, the risk drops to 25%-50%.

Headaches are classified as primary or secondary:

Primary headache means that the headache is the main problem and while other factors such as muscle tension may be identified, the headache itself is classified as the problem. Other contributing factors may include exposure to certain foods, medicines, dehydration or hormone changes.
Secondary headaches are related to an underlying medical condition. An example of this would be a headache due to a neck injury, eye problems, jaw, teeth or a sinus infection.

How Chiropractic Can Help With Headaches?

As a Vaughan Chiropractor, Dr. Rogini knows the importance of treating the symptoms that you are experiencing to allow you to live a happy and healthy life. Adjustments are an incredible way to help rewire the nervous system and help pain associated with headaches. This can help with both mild and chronic pain. After expressing your concerns to Dr. Rogini, she will assess your current pain levels, medical history and X-Rays to develop a treatment plan that is specifically tailored to you and your needs. At Shakti Chiro we understand that no two people have exactly the same needs and take a whole-person approach to care to guarantee that each treatment plan is specifically designed to address the root cause of your pain in conjunction with correcting any structural imbalances. We want you to experience the difference today!

Regular adjustments are recommended to properly address headaches. Dr. Rogini specializes in both manual and non-manual adjustments. It is important to make sure that you see a chiropractor when you are experiencing symptoms of headaches. Over the years, we have noticed that patients who experience headaches tend not to address their issues at all and if they do, it is much later on and thus this increases the frequency and intensity of the pain. Don’t wait until it’s too late!

Come visit us and feel the difference regular chiropractic adjustments can make.

What Makes a Holistic Chiropractor Different?

Holistic chiropractors are professionals trained to relieve not just physical symptoms but also help you address any emotional stressors that may be impacting your health. This allows you to take care of both your body and mind through one practitioner. As a Holistic Family Chiropractor, Dr. Rogini wants to make sure she is finding and addressing the root cause of your pain, not just surface level issues. She understands how pain works and how easily it can spread through your head.

The benefits of seeing a holistic chiropractor include the following:

Reduce the physical pain of your headaches
Alleviate and address mental stressors that may be contributing to headaches
Discovering how a full body approach can address your headaches better than traditional chiropractors

By allowing Dr. Rogini to address the root cause of your pain, you are ensuring that your pain goes away and stays gone. Dr. Rogini wants to make sure that you don’t have to rely on medications or pain killers and can help your body relearn how to help heal itself.

Visit us today to see how we can help and address your headaches. You can book an appointment online or you can call our clinic at (905) 553 0397. You can also contact us by email at shaktichiro@gmail.com. We can’t wait for you to walk through our doors and experience the life changing care of chiropractic treatment! See you soon!