Chiropractors from everywhere, including Eau Claire Wisconsin, have helped millions of people with back and joint issues, as well as relieving other types of pain as well. However, most people may not realize that chiropractors can also help alleviate certain causes for headaches more effectively than over-the-counter or prescribed medications. While not every type of headache can be helped by a chiropractor, the type that have reoccurring causes, especially when the muscles of the neck and upper back are involved, can be helped by their services.
The problem with over the counter or prescribed medication in these circumstances is that it only dulls the pain without treating the root cause. Headaches of this nature are generally caused by muscle tension or other sources that start outside the head area. For those suffering from tension headaches or chronic headaches that reoccur, seeing your chiropractor may be the first step in finding more permanent relief.
In studies performed on tension headaches, chiropractic therapy was shown to significantly reduce the pain, frequency and severity of the headaches compared to other patients who took over the counter or prescribed medication that was specific for muscle tension. The truth is that chiropractic therapy gets to the root cause of the tension headache and brings about more permanent relief.
Continued documentation over the years has shown the effectiveness of chiropractic care on treating certain types of migraines and cluster-type headaches which are often quite severe in nature. The public is also growing more aware of the results as the latest survey from the American Chiropractic Association shows that up to 14% of the public now seek out chiropractors for relief of their headaches.
Still, most people go to their traditional physicians for headache relief and they generally receive pain medication which unfortunately in many cases provides temporary relief only. There are in fact a number of solid reasons that for patients who suffer from reoccurring headaches that they should at least visit a chiropractor for treatment. Dr. Flood is one such chiropractor in the Eau Claire WI area that can give such treatment.
Pain medication can have unwarranted side effects beyond treating the pain and continuing to take pain medication is a clear sign that something else might be wrong that can be treated through chiropractic methods. So called stress-induced headaches are not so much caused by stress but by how the body reacts, chiropractic treatments can bring about long-term relief in these matters.
If anything, chiropractors use methods that do not rely on drugs to only temporarily relieve the problem, but on natural, non-invasive treatments that get at the root cause and help bring about more permanent relief. In many cases, the root cause of headaches may be years in the making from an old accident or other type of injury that in later years manifests itself as a headache.
When faced with reoccurring headaches that pain medication does not take away, it may be time to seek other types of treatment. Make it a point to call your chiropractor to schedule an appointment and perhaps find some permanent relief to your reoccurring headaches. To set up an appointment with Dr. Flood of ClearWater Chiropractic in Eau Claire WI, check out our appointments page.