Headache

Headache affect the head and often associated with nausea, dizziness, and neck pain. Can be caused by poorly aligned bones of the head and neck areas, trauma, stress, poor posture, or tightness in the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

What Are The Causes Of Headache?

Physical load work or repetitive stress  or play increase your risk for the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders. Some possible causes of pain or ache include:

• Poor posture
• Repetitive Strain
• Trauma (direct and indirect)
• Muscle strain
• Muscle spasm
• Pressure on the inter-vertebral discs
• Nerve compression or entrapment
• Fractures
• Arthritis
• Osteoporosis

A thorough history and a comprehensive diagnosis are essential to determine the cause of pain. Other some useful investigations that may also be done where appropriate include:

• Complete blood count.
• X-rays of spine.
• CT scan of spine.
• MRI of spine.
• Bone scan.
• Investigations for other possible causes like tumors and gynecological problems.

How Can Headache Be Treated?

Our personalised treatment decreases tightness and restores mobility of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord, restores optimal postural alignment, and alignment of the bones of the head to alleviate symptoms and prevent future occurrence of headaches and migraines.The treatment of Headache should be directed at both the Headache as well as the underlying cause. Some possible options for treatment of  include:

• Body Therapy
• Mind-Body Medicine
• Acupressure Therapy
• Exercise Therapy
• Posture Therapy
• Nutritional Therapy

Headache treatment addresses acute and chronic pain. Complementary Therapy recommends that prevention should be consider to reduce or eliminate the recurrence of Headache.