“Can a chiropractor help a headache?”
I am a 38 year old male. I want to know if a chiropractor can help a headache?
13 Answers
Yes! There are lots of studies showing the benefit of chiropractic care for headache pain relief. Its a great first line approach without the side effects of drugs. And it works fast! See https://woodwardchiro.com/do-chiropractors-help-patients-with-headaches/ and https://woodwardchiro.com/can-chiropractic-help-my-headaches/
Chiropractic can be an effective treatment for many types of headaches. I have treated people with tension headaches, migraine, headaches, and cluster headaches, with a good deal of success. Other types of headaches may need other types of treatments, but the best way to find out if chiropractic will help your headache is to see a chiropractor who can evaluate you and suggest a treatment plan. If manipulation can’t help, then a good chiropractor will generally refer you to a neurologist. Unfortunately, neurologists are less likely to refer you to a chiropractor when their treatment doesn’t work. So I would recommend starting with a chiropractor.
Absolutely! It’s one of the most common problems that we treat. We have very high success rates in treating headaches.
Yes we can, usually headaches are caused by some neck restrictions as well as other things. Short answer yes we can
Yes, we have good results with tension and migraine headaches if they are coming from misaligned neck vertebrae.
There are several reasons for a headache, however, it is my understanding that the headache is the body's way of telling you that something is not functioning correctly and is asking you to help bring "functioning balance" back into homeostasis. The goal of chiropractic is to assist the body functionally better; Therefore, a chiropractic adjustment could be a part of the answer for your body reducing or eliminating your stress.
Dr. Jane Bye
Chiropractor
Misalignments of the bones of the neck can create pressure on the nerves and blood vessels as they leave the cervical spine causing a headache. Spinal adjustments have been found to bring relief of headache pain.
Yes, a good chiropractor can narrow down your headache symptoms and determine if spinal manipulation is a good fit for you....I have great success with all my headache patients.
Typically yes, but I would need to do an exam to give you a proper answer. Your symptoms could have many causes.
Depending on the type of headache a chiropractor can help with your headaches.
100%. I became a chiropractor because the chiro was the only one who was able to help me with my severe migraine headaches in my youth.
A chiropractor can absolutely assist with some headaches depending on the causes. The best bet is to get evaluated to see if there is a structural component causing the headaches or if it is vascular, nutritional, drug induces, or some other cause to the headache. Your health care provider should be able to do some tests and exams to determine if chiropractic care is potentially beneficial for your personal condition.
Yes, but a chiropractic who analyzes spinal change, loss of curve is ideal. Headaches have a neurological component, so the question is why is there increased pressure on the nerves. A reduced blood and oxygen supply could also be contributing factors. So in order to understand why you are suffering with headaches, a proper spinal biomechanics assessment needs to be part of the initial evaluation. Minor brain trauma from sports injuries, slips and falls, auto crashes also play a role in the manifestation of headaches and a cervical ligament instability assessment is also vital.
