Migraines and Chronic Headache Cycles:
There are a variety of different types of headaches with the most common being:
Migraine
Tension headache
Cervicogenic
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Mirgrain
Migraine is a chronic, episodic primary headache that can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head. It's often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine attacks can last for hours to days, and the pain can be so severe that it interferes with your daily activities.
Cervicogenic
In particular, the Cervicogenic headache is a common cause of a chronic headache that is often misdiagnosed. The presenting features can be complex and similar to other headache syndromes that are encountered daily. The main symptoms of a cervicogenic headache are a combination of pain that radiates from the back of the head around one side and to the front of the head along with diffuse shoulder and arm pain. Range of motion in the neck is reduced, and pain is relieved with anesthetic blockades.
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Tension Headaches
According to the Mayo Clinic, a tension headache is generally a diffuse, mild to moderate pain in your head that's often described as feeling like a tight band around your head. A tension headache (tension-type headache) is the most common type of headache, and yet its causes aren't well-understood.
Physical Therapy and Your Headache
At WAV PT we pride ourselves in being experts in soft tissue manipulation and Manual Therapy and this is the exact recipe that will rid you of those annoying recurring headaches. Once we perform a full evaluation to determine the possible cause of the headaches, we will create a Plan of Care that will include Manual Therapy along with specific exercises to improve range of motion, correct postural impairments, and relieve chronic tension in the upper torso, neck, and head. Our main goal is to get you out of pain quickly and change certain patterns in order to remain pain free. If you have been suffering from chronic headaches book your Initial Evaluation at WAV PT today and let us help!