The Effective Chiropractic Treatment For Migraines

Throbbing pain. Eye and neck pain. Blurred vision. Nausea. Aura. If you’re one of the more than 37 million people in the United States who suffers from migraine headaches, you’ve likely tried many treatments for the debilitating pain. It is likely that you have tried pain pill after pain pill in an attempt to relieve your symptoms. But, if you have not tried it yet, you may be glad to know that chiropractic therapy for migraines is a promising approach to managing the condition.





The first step to any effective migraine treatment is an appropriate diagnosis, but chiropractic treatment is effective for treating many different types of headaches, including migraines. chiropractic treatmentA chiropractor is a health care professional specializing in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. Chiropractors primarily work by hands-on manipulation of the spine. Irregularities or misalignments in parts of the spine can lead to muscle tension and irritate nerves controlling blood flow to the head.



Because neck and back pain can be triggers for migraine headaches, chiropractic treatment is gaining popularity among professionals as a way to help patients reduce the frequency of their migraine headaches and to decrease the duration and severity of migraine headaches. 



While there is no definite cure for migraines—and the healthcare industry has even struggled to pinpoint the exact causes—chiropractic treatment is an exceptional option to strongly decrease the negative effects of migraine headaches that millions struggle with on a regular basis. 



A study to assess the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) in the treatment of migraine headaches (published in the year 2000) showed that participants who received chiropractic treatment for migraines had significant improvements in their migraine frequency, duration, disability and medication use. Another recent study reported that its participants who received chiropractic treatment for migraines ended up reducing the number of migraines they had by more than half.



Chiropractic treatment for migraines is unique because it incorporates multiple methods to treat the source of migraine headaches rather than just trying to dull the effects once a migraine has already started. 



Chiropractic treatment for migraines works in multiple ways:


Restores proper nervous system communication by ensuring alignment

Decreases irritation in the nerves that send pain signals to the brain

Reduces muscle tension, a common trigger for migraine headaches

Unlocks the body’s healing potential

Strengthens the muscles that support the spine

Identifies migraine triggers so as to help avoid them



So why doesn’t everyone suffering from migraine headaches get chiropractic treatment? First of all, very few people associate chiropractic treatment with migraine treatment. It simply doesn’t occur to them to consult this type of specialist.

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