Headaches and
Migranes
Sooner or later nearly everyone
gets a headache, but to about 20 percent of us they are
chronic and recurrent.
What Puts the "Ache" in
Headache?
Suprisingly, a headache is not a
"brainache." The brain, most of its membranes and the
skull feel no pain at all. That is why during brain
surgery patients can be wide awake, even talking to the
doctors while their brains are being cut, probed or
otherwise tampered with (local anasthetic is used to numb
the scalp).
The pain sensitive parts are the arteries of
the brain and skull, the dura matter that covers the brains
and the cranial nerves. When these are infected,
pulled, inflamed, stretched, compressed or irritated,
headaches usually result.
Chiropractic and Headaches
Although
chiropractic is not a headache therapy, for over a hundred
years headache sufferers have benefitted from the drug-free,
natural methods used by their neighborhood
chiropractors. By eliminating spinal subluxations,
chiropractic permits the entire body to restore itseld to a
greater level of health and wholeness. In effect, to
heal itself. Chiropractic spinal care is essential for
anyone who suffers from headaches.
Neck Problems and
Whiplash
Your neck is jam-packed with
nerves, glands, tubes, blood and lymph vessels, and 48
different joints plus your brainstem, spinal cord, spinal
column, muscles, tendons, fluids, meninges and more!
It also balances your heavy head! Neck problems can be
caused by poor posture, work habits and even birth
trama. Neck problems and whiplash can cause headaches,
numbness, coldness or "pins-and-needles" in the face, chest,
arms, wrists or hands. They can also result in
anxiety, insomnia, low back and neck pain, ear ringing,
dizziness, hearing loss, eye pain, blurred vision,
sensitivity to light and other symptoms.
Chiropractic and
Whiplash
Whiplash occurs when the head
and neck are thrown or "snapped" back and forth very
quickly. Whiplash is seen in auto accidents, falls and
in "collision" sports such as football and boxing. In
addition to the disc and other soft tissue damage, whiplash
causes spinal column misalignment and irritation, stretching
or impingement to the nerves and spinal cord. About 20
million people in the United States have suffered whiplash
damage. Of course, in an accident, the first order of
business is to attend to any life-threatening
problems. For example, fracture, hemorrhage, shock and
severe concussion. After that, the spine must be
attended to. Chiropractic has been a blessing to
millions of people suffering from neck and whiplash
problems, saving many sufferers from unnecessary drugs and
surgery.
