MiGRAINES AND CLUSTER HEADACHES

Conditions We Treat- Migraines and Cluster Headaches

Migraines

A migraine headache is a severe pain felt on one, and sometimes, both sides of the head. The pain is mostly in the front around the temples or behind one eye or ear. Besides pain, you may have nausea and vomiting, and be very sensitive to light and sound. Migraine can occur any time of the day, though it often starts in the morning. The pain can last a few hours or up to one or two days.

We don’t know what causes migraine headaches, but some things are more common in people who have them.

  • Most often, migraine affects people between the ages of 15 and 55.
  • Many people have a family history of migraine.
  • They are more common in women.
  • Migraine often becomes less severe and frequent with age.

Cluster Headaches

Cluster headache attacks come on abruptly, with intense throbbing pain arising high in one nostril and spreading behind the eye on that side of the face.  The attacks tend to occur from once to several times daily in clusters lasting weeks or even months.  Without apparent reason the cluster subsides as quickly as it began.  Men between 20 and 40 are most affected by them. 

Causes

The cause of migraines has been a mystery.  But new research reveals suffers have abnormal nerve firings in the brain and spinal cord.  This may be why chiropractic’s traditional approach helps so many migraine sufferers and dovetails with prior finding that headaches can be caused by problems in the spine, specifically the neck.  A study of 6,000 people who suffered from recurring headaches for two to 25 years showed that spine injury was the most important factor in the cause of headache and should be suspected in every nonspecific case of headache. 

Treatment

For over a century chiropractic’s natural, drug-free approach to health has been a blessing to migraine and cluster headache suffers.  Dr. Schroeder is specially trained to analyze and correct the vertebral subluxation complex, a condition that affects your spine, nerves, joints, discs and other structures.  This will remove nerve pressure and spinal distortions, improve your body function and promote your natural healing ability.