HEADACHES

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It is the rare person who has never had a headache.  Some have them occasionally when they have had too much to drink or some food that was "off".  But if you suffer from headaches, whether it is once or twice a week or every day like some patients I see, this report is vital information to you.  It may change your life in such a dramatic way that your whole life-style would be different
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Say No More To:

1. Unproductive days.
2. "Oh no, not tonight.  I have a headache."
3. Going to bed in the afternoon because your head hurts so bad.
4. Avoiding confrontations or minor stressful incidents because it will cause you to have a head ache.
5. Avoiding your favourite food because you are afraid it will trigger another bad head ache.
6. Not being able to have the music on too loud
7. Being sensitive to heat or cold
8. Not being able to stay out in the sun very long

The little things that trigger headaches are endless.  Notice I said "trigger headaches".  These little things are not the cause of the headaches.  If they were, then everyone would get headaches when they came into contact with the preceding items.

Why do certain people have this inability to handle these stressors is the issue here and if we can determine why and correct the cause then most headaches can be eliminated.

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What Causes Headaches?
There are two main causes of headaches

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The First Cause

Misalignment of the vertebrae in the neck.
There are seven vertebrae in the neck.  If they get misaligned this will interfere with the blood supply to and from the brain and the nerve supply to the brain.  This interference produces pain in  the nerve endings that travel to the various parts of the head. 

Cause:  subluxations of T1.2 and/or C1.2
Look at the Spinal Affect Chart

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Subluxation Explanation

The most common subluxations associated with headaches are the Atlas and Axis vertebrae. (These are the top two vertebrae in the neck).  When they are subluxated, the pain sensitive nerves that are in the back of the head are irritated producing headaches.

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The second cause 

Misalignment of the bones in the skull.  When the skull gets misaligned, it causes pressure in three areas: 

a)    The nerves that emit through the holes of the skull can be affected interfering with their ability to function and/or causing pain (see skull diagram).

  

b)    The blood supply to the brain can be interfered with.  There are three large holes in the skull through which the blood vessels pass.  If the bones of the skull get misaligned, the blood flow can be altered.  This is what produces the pounding type head ache.

c)    The brain fits very snugly in the various compartments of the skull.  When it gets misaligned direct pressure is applied to the brain itself. This can cause pain and is evident in the many learning disabled children we treat where certain parts of the brain will not function normally.  For example, poor memory, sinus problems, hearing difficulties, inability to concentrate, vision irregularities, speech alterations, and headaches.

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Types of Headaches

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Tension Headache

These types are exaggerated by stress and/or worry.  They start in the shoulder muscles (trappezius) and progress up the neck muscles and pull on the back of the head.  This can be on one side or both sides.  The pain occurs at the base of the skull.

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Migraines

Most people call any very bad headache a migraine.  This is incorrect.  A true migraine is a head ache that is located in the front, to the side of the head in the temporal area and is the size of a loonie.  It can be on one side or the other and the pain can switch from side to side (see skull diagram).  Although other types of headaches may be as severe, they must have this location to be called a migraine.  Other symptoms that accompany this type of headache are auras, light sensitivity, nausea, inability to concentrate and altered vision patterns.

Cause:  Misaligned sphenoid and/or temporal bone and/or T.M.J..

  Also, subluxation of C1.2 can be associated with headaches that start at the base of the skull and "travel" to the sphenoid areas.  These have two areas of cause, C1.2 and sphenoid misalignments.

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Sinus Headache

This type of headache is located in the sinus area (no kidding!)  They can be above the eyes or beside the nose.  Sinus head aches can be associated with congestion, colds, flu and fevers.

Cause:  Misaligned frontal bones, nasal bones, and congestion. 

 Also ear pressure (pain deep in the ear), can be affected by a plugged Eustation tube.  This also interferes with a persons' ability to equalize (release the pressure in your ears when you go up and down in an airplane).  This can be corrected.

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Behind the Eye Headache

A headache behind the eye can be triggered by excessive eye use such as studying, reading, using computers or watching tennis.

Cause:  Misaligned frontal and sphenoid bones often misdiagnosed as needing glasses for eye strain.

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All Over Headache or Toxic Headache

This is a general type of headache that is felt "all over the head" (no kidding!)

Cause:  This type of head ache is usually caused from toxicity.

  Some good examples are: a hangover, going on a fast or a cleansing programme, inhaling a toxic gas, ingesting a toxic substance or even eating too much ice cream.  People who have subluxations in the neck and middle spine will be more susceptible to toxic headaches because of their inability to handle toxins.

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Treatments

At our clinics, we have developed special treatment programmes to eliminate headaches.  These involved detection and correction of spinal and skull misalignment, detoxification programmes when necessary and supplementations when needed.  There are also N.L.P. visualization techniques which are very helpful.

Note:  If you have been seeing a chiropractor and your results are not satisfactory it is probably because the misalignments of the skull have not been addressed.