Sometimes, when a person gets a headache it begins to manifest itself as a pain in the neck. What's happening is that muscles throughout the body are slowly tightening, until that tightening reaches the muscles in the head and the result is a cervicogenic headaches.
Of course, there are various ways to deal with that pain, but there is only one way to get to the source of that pain. We'll look at those methods of finding pain relief for these types of headaches, and give you all of the facts you'll need to know in order to make an informed decision of how to find relief from any more headaches.
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Medication
This usually begins with analgesics such as aspirin, NSAIDs and acetaminophen; but the effects of these is different with different patients. Doctors will sometimes prescribe multiple drugs in order to help patients find headache relief, but that can often lead to rebound migraines.
Another type of medication that may be used are Opioids, which are administered using a sustained release medication around the clocks. The use of this method is meant to control constant headaches is used to avoid any rebound headaches. This method may include various blocking techniques, including the following:
- trigger point injections
- facet joint blocks
- nerve root blocks
- occipital nerve blocks
- segmental nerve root blocks
The Problem with the Medical Solution
Of course, the problem with this method, or with taking medication, is that is only gives the sufferer temporary relief, if any relief at all, and it always comes with the risk of causing rebound headaches. The truth is that these types of headaches could be signs of cervical spine dysfunction, which means the only way to get to the source of that pain is to entrust your care to someone who can help your spine function properly.
So, no matter what medication or medical procedure you hear about on television or your doctor tells you about, you always want to seek the underlying cause your migraines. An upper cervical chiropractor can do just that by examining your upper neck vertebrae for any misalignments that may be causing any pressure on your brainstem which is a common cause of migraines. That pressure that hinders your brain's ability to communicate with your body.
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