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Headaches Many people struggle with chronic or repeated headaches, causing missed days at work, or often forcing many sufferers to struggle through a less-than productive day. Most headaches are caused by 2 major factors: muscular tension and vascular dysfunction. Often times, it is a combination of both.
Vascular headaches often include a throbbing sensation in the head (i.e. feeling your heartbeat in the head) and often occur around menstrual periods or after eating particular foods. Muscular tension headaches involve myofascial restrictions and muscle spasms that cause pain to radiate from the neck, back, eyes, or other muscle groups in the body. A high stress level can also contribute to strain in the upper cervical and cranial tissues. Our skilled manual therapists can help to not only reduce the intensity and frequency of your headaches, but address the root cause by :
Based on the findings of your individual evaluation, your therapist will design and implement a tailored treatment that will give you freedom from this chronic and often debilitating condition. |
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