headaches

If you’re tired of having to cancel your plans to lie in a dark room due to yet another headache and migraine, you’re not alone.

Many people turn to chiropractors to relieve the debilitating symptoms of headaches and migraines and with good reason. Chiropractic care has a long history and increasing demand means it’s now the second largest health profession in the world.

our approach to headaches

We understand that headaches and migraines can stop you living your best life.

We also understand what causes them - it could be hormones, dehydration, lack if sleep, stress, poor posture or a head injury.

Most importantly, we understand how to provide care for chronic headaches and migraines with the aim of getting you back to enjoying your life and carrying out your plans.

How? By identifying the type of headache you suffer from and providing the appropriate treatment plan.

types of headaches

There are several different types of headaches including:

• Tension headaches: There are often triggered by stress. You may feel a dull ache all over your head, possibly accompanied by tenderness in your neck and shoulders.

• Cluster headaches: As the name suggests, this headache brings its friends along. Each individual headache may last minutes to hours but is swiftly followed by another. You may feel piercing pain or a burning sensation, usually on one side of your face or behind one eye. Sometimes there’ll be swelling, redness, a weepy eye, flushing or sweating on that side too.

• Migraine headaches: There are intense, throbbing headaches that are accompanied by other symptoms like nausea, vomiting and noise sensitivity. About 20% of people with migraines also experience aura, a set of visual disturbances including flashing lights, zigzag lines, stars and blind spots. Migraines can significantly disturb your life, ruining your plans and wearing you out.

• Cervicogenic headaches: Your head hurts but your neck is responsible. A cervicogenic headache can arise from poor posture, strain or a condition like arthritis affecting your cervical spine. This type of headache tends to be felt as a dull ache on one side of your head, sometimes involving your shoulder too.
  

chIROPRACTIC TREATMENT FOR HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES

We provide natural, drug-free headache treatment and migraine treatment in our practice in Tweed Heads.

At your 1st appointment we listen as you describe your symptoms, health history and what you do in your daily life. How are these headaches impacting you and what underlying issues are possibly contributing to the headaches and migraines? We move through completing your thorough examination process. This includes postural assessment, chiropractic, orthopaedic and neurological tests. We may refer you for further x-ray imaging should it be deemed necessary.

On your 2nd visit, we go through your report of findings, options for care and first adjustment, if you choose to undertake care. We will also discuss at this time if we find your condition is not chiropractic in nature.

We use a range of techniques that we tailor to each individual and their needs to assist with headaches and migraines including:

• Spinal adjustment

• Sacro-Occipital Techniques

• Neuro Emotional Technique

• Applied Kinesiology

• Cranial and TMJ

• Posture correction

• Relaxation techniques

• Lifestyle advice.

Chiropractic emphasises a holistic health care approach. We want to help you move forward and address the underlying causes of your headaches and migraines.

we care for people from all walks of life

If you live in the beautiful Northern Rivers, Tweed coast or southern Gold Coast areas and seek a headache chiropractor or migraine chiropractor, then please reach out and let us nurture your health and wellbeing. 

We enjoy connecting and help people of all ages, from all backgrounds, in all stages of life. We aim to help so that you may improve your health and wellness, getting back to enjoying your favourite activities.

Are you tired of taking painkillers? Tired of missing out on social activities? Tired of needing time off work to cope with a headache?

Then we’d love to support you.