Dr. Deanna Barbaro
What kind of headaches are there? Actually, more than 90% of headaches can be classified as tension type or migraines. By far, most people get tension type headaches and get them frequently. They are typically mild to moderate pain on sides of the head with a tight, stiff and constricting pain. Many millions of people get headaches regularly. One estimate states that 50 million people in the United States suffer from sever, long lasting, recurring headaches. As you can see, headaches are among the most common physical complains which prompts people to treat themselves.
If you suffer from headaches and take over the counter pain medications to resolve them – STOP! Most over the counter pain medications produce a new type of headache and cause an escalation of the headaches systems when used frequently. An example of this, is taking more than 3 aspirin or other medications 2 to 3 times per week. Daily or almost daily use of aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen is believed to interfere with the brain centers that regulate the flow of pain messages into the nervous system. In other words, there is a worsening of the headache disorder. These medications basically stop the body’s natural pain-blocking system from kicking in at all. Be careful. The medicine you take to get rid of today’s headache may give you a headache tomorrow and the day after. What can chiropractic do?
Chiropractors have considerable success relieving the cause of headache pain and relieving the headache suffers. Chiropractic adjustments are effective and even more effective than medications in reducing the severity and frequency of headaches. Studies prove that those patients receiving chiropractic adjustments for relief of their headache had decreased their pain medication by 36%, decreased their headaches hours by 69% and decreased their headaches intensity by 36%. As you can see, chiropractic offers headache suffers long lasting relief from headaches without the dangers of mass consumption of unnecessary medications.