Symmetry Chiropractic and Wellness Plainfield

Headaches can be triggered by many causes, including physical or emotional stress, toxic fumes, certain foods, preservatives, alcohol, bright light, trauma, hormonal changes, too much or too little sleep, allergies, or high blood pressure.  A frequently overlloked casue of headaches is misalignment of spinal bones (vertibrae) in the neck and upper back.  When spinal bones lose their normal position and motion, delicate nerves and blood vessels to the head can be affected.

One thing is certain: Recurring headaches are a sign that something is wrong.  Medication such as aspirin and ibuprofen may temporarily ease pain, but they only mask teh symptoms.  They do nothing to correct the source of the problem.  And while the problem remains, the headaches will come back... again and again.

Tension Headaches are dull, steady pain or vice like tightness on one or both sides of the head.

Vascular Headaches are intense, throbbing, and stabbing headaches that occur when blood vessels supplying the scalp and brain rapidly dilate.  This includes migraines and cluster headaches.

Vertebrogenic Headaches are caused by misaligned vertebrae and are generally felt in the back, sides and front of the head.

Chiropractic evaluation is important to discovering the source of your headache.  Many have found relief through chiropractic adjustment, and results are often immediate and dramatic.