Headache and Migraine Relief

According to the World health organization, more than 50 percent of people globally are affected by headache disorders. However, most people don't know the difference between headaches and migraines. Here at Spinal Health Center West Monroe, our team can help you understand and treat your headache or migraine. Headache and migraine treatment from our highly experienced chiropractor can decrease the pain and improve your quality of life.

The Difference Between Headaches and Migraines

When you feel pain in your head, it might be challenging to identify whether it's a headache or migraine. Headaches cause pressure and pain, usually on one side of the brain. They often affect the forehead, back of the head, or the temples. Common causes of headaches include anxiety, stress, whiplash, and muscle tension.

However, migraines are intense pains in the head, often associated with other symptoms like nausea, light sensitivity, vomiting, and seeing light flashes. Migraines tend to have more severe symptoms than headaches and affect both sides of your brain. Common causes of migraines include weather changes, chemical sensitivities, hormonal fluctuations, and bright lights.

Treatment for Headaches and Migraines  

Our office uses a diverse variety of chiropractic techniques to treat headaches using a combination of chiropractic and manual therapies on different parts of the body, spine, neck, arms, and legs. Joint mobilization therapy helps balance and realigns joints that are out of place, causing pain and headaches. Spinal manipulation is effective for neck-related headaches using various hands-on techniques that adjust the neck, back, arms, legs, and spine. We also offer soft tissue therapy for headache treatment.

Migraine treatment often combines chiropractic care, manual and palliative therapies, and nutritional counseling. Certain foods can easily trigger a migraine or headache, depending on the patient. They are caffeine, sugar, alcohol, chocolate, salt, cured meats, aged cheeses, fermented foods, and frozen foods. Our chiropractor can consult and make recommendations for a diet that will help you avoid these foods and include ones that do not aggravate migraines. We also offer neuromuscular management and multidisciplinary care treatment for migraines.

Contact Us for Treatment from Our Chiropractor in West Monroe

At Spinal Health Center West Monroe, we use a combination of treatment methods to help restore joint alignment, mobility and stability, decrease irritation in the nerves, reduce muscle tension, restore blood flow, and identify triggers so that you can avoid headaches and migraines in the future. We will take a detailed medical history and imaging tests to find the cause of your problems. Once your tests are complete, we will design a customized program to get relief from your headache or migraine, repair mechanical imbalances and remodel/strengthen your structural weakness so you can experience long-term benefits. Call us today to find out how we can help you live pain-free.