Headaches
& Migraines
Sooner or later nearly
everyone gets a headache, but to about 20 percent of us they are
chronic or recurrent. What causes headaches? Lots of things: strong
smells, bright lights, muscle tension or stress, sinus trouble,
or vision, dental and ear problems, fevers, cold drinks, infections,
tumors, carbon monoxide, trauma, drug side-effects or withdrawal,
and lumbar punctures, among others.
What puts
the "Ache" in a headache?
Surprisingly, 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
anaesthetic is used to numb the scalp).
But when the pain-sensitive
parts--the arteries of the brain and skull, the duramater that
covers the brain, and the cranial nerves--are infected, pulled,
inflammed, stretched, compressed, or irritated, headaches usually
result.
Treating The
Headaches
The treatment for a headache depends, of course,
on its cause. For example, a headache arising from visual problems
can often be cured by eyeglasses; a headache caused by a sinus
or ear infection will be relieved when the infection resolves.
But the most common headaches, including migraine are usually
treated with a pain killer or other drugs.
Although Chiropractic
is not a headache therapy, for nearly a hundred years headache
sufferers have turned to the drug free, natural methods used by
Chiropractors. By eliminating spinal nerve stress, Chiropractic
permits the entire body to restore itself to a greater level of
health and wholeness--in effect, to heal itself. Chiropractic
spinal care is essential for anyone who suffers from headaches.
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