Nerve. Muscle. Joint. Relief.
Cervicogenic Headaches.
Many people are scared to take medications for their pain because of past exposure to drugs--both pharmaceutical and illicit--that made them think twice before again altering their body chemistry. They have found that chiropractic care is the quickest, easiest, and most lasting remedy for their chronic headache pain. Fed up with migraine or tension headache pain? Give us a call.
How is chiropractic care going to help?
We recognize that headache pain can be multifactorial. When you come to our office, you'll find that we tackle all issues of health, because we recognize that not all of the headache pain is just coming from the neck. But much of it can be from the neck. The joints and tiny muscles of the suboccipital area, just underneath the skull where the hairline is, are home to a very densely packed bed of neurological receptors. These receptors are for carrying signals for pain and for carrying signals for movement. This is an area that is designed to be monitored very carefully for any imbalance. This is one of the areas of the body that carries much of the nervous system information to the cerebellum for coordination and balance. When there is any type of irritation to the muscles or joints to this area, you can bet that pain signals will be triggered.
In the spine, it's hard to tell where pain is coming from. Pain from the nec k can feel like it's in the head. For another example, you might have low back pain, but you can't tell whether it's coming from the L5 disc or from the right Sacroiliac joint. In the neck, the pain is so poorly localized that you may not be able to tell if the pain is coming from the Atlas or Axis, or if it is coming from the cranial vault. We test for this, and if the pain is coming from the neck, after a treatment, you will often instantly recognize the pain relief. For some patients, it's described as pressure to the area being removed.
Patients starting care at Wellness Chiropractic in Santa Rosa get a thorough evaluation of their health history, including a past medical history, use of medications, and severity and frequency of headaches. We then provide a state-of-the-art spinal examination using thermography and surface electromyography. Sometimes, a precision X-ray study is done in our office to further evaluate neck function.
We give adjustments to the spine to restore movement, to even muscle tone and to balance neurological function.
If you're serious about headache relief, give us a call.
You may find that you need some extra help. You might find that you are tired of taking all of those medications on a long-term basis. Give us a call. In our office, we conduct a thorough case history to determine if yours is a case that we can help. Then, we'll perform a focused examination of the muscles, joints of the spine, and the nervous system. In some cases we'll be able to help you the same day.
Santa Rosa, can Dr. Todd help you out?
We offer a free consultation and special pricing if you tell us that you found us on the web.
As a part of our website marketing research, tell us you found us on LloydChiro.com, for a discount you will recieve:
- Comprehensive neurological, orthopedic, and chiropracitic examination.
- Computerized spinal thermography and myotomal examination.
- Cervical spine x-rays (if indicated.)
- Medical report of findings.
- Differential diagnosis.
- Second opinion report for your records or for another medical provider. We will give you an action planfor recovery and better health.