Headaches

The migraine is a special type of headache - a vascular headache (as opposed to the more common tension headache). A migraine includes a collection of symptoms (a syndrome) that appear before the headache pain itself hits. Examples are: spots, lines or colored lights before the eyes, redness, swelling, tearing, muscle contraction, hallucinations, irritability, depression, numbness, constipation or diarrhea, and sometimes even a feeling of well being!

The migraine, different from tension headaches because tension headaches usually involve the whole head, start suddenly and only include nausea and vomiting if it becomes really severe. Also, migraines affect more women than men, and usually begin after puberty. The cause of migraines is not known, but is many times related to neck problems.

Cluster headache attacks seem to mostly affect men between 20 and 40. They come on abruptly, with intense throbbing pain arising high in one nostril and spreading behind the eye on that side of the face. The attacks tend to occur from once to several times daily in clusters lasting weeks or even months. Without apparent reason, the cluster subsides as quickly as it began.

Medications aid with most of these Headaches.  Drugs are many times only a temporary form of relief. Millions of headache sufferers are turning to the natural, drugless, approach to health. Our doctors are trained to analyze and correct spinal distortions that damages the nerves.