“It’s OK, it’s just my normal headache”
As someone who grew up experiencing fairly regular headaches, at one time I may have found some truth in this statement. Each time, I’d turn to a bottle of Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen, and then turn into bed until relief came.
Many years later, I’ve come to realize there is no such thing as a “normal headache” (or migraine for that matter). Each time I popped those two tablets of “Vitamin I”, I instinctually knew that even though it would bring relief in the short term, those pills were not doing a thing to correct the cause of these recurring episodes.
There are many headache types – tension headaches are the most common and feel like a hat that fits too tight; migraines usually come along with a host of other unwelcome symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances. Modern medicine has struggled to nail down a cause for many headache types, though much research leans towards a combination of blood flow obstruction and impaired neurological function.
If you’re wondering what this has to do with NeuroStructural Chiropractic, allow me to explain. Our goal is to locate the primary underlying Structural Shift in your spine (and not just the many compensations). In our experience at Precision Chiropractic, 9 times out of 10, that primary Structural Shift occurs at the very top of the neck, just underneath the skull. The two vertebrae most often to blame are the Atlas (C1) and Axis (C2) because of their unique shapes and biomechanics.
A misalignment, or vertebral subluxation, in this area can have very negative effects on both blood flow and normal neurological function – both culprits in the genesis of headaches and migraines. In the case of my stubborn headaches, NeuroStructural Correction was the answer. Finding, adjusting, and stabilizing the Structural Shift in my spine was the lasting solution I had been looking for.
Instead of focusing on temporary pain relief or reduction of muscle spasm, our purpose at Precision Chiropractic is to correct and stabilize that primary shift for the long-term, which is why we can achieve such positive and lasting results with our patients. Have you been living with your “normal headache” for too long? Maybe it’s time to get to the bottom of it.
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