Learn How A Knox County Chiropractor Helps Migraine Sufferers

By Hector Calibugar


All headaches interrupt the normal course of your life. When severe enough, they can cause you to miss work. Fortunately, there is help available to alleviate the pain in a Knox County Chiropractic office.

The sufferer can experience nausea, vomiting or dizziness. Visions of light or blurry eyesight can occur. Migraines might be the result of a constricted blood flow to the brain.

Your first office appointment will be spent compiling a medical history, having the neck and spine examined and possibly having an x-ray of your neck. All other possible causes for the pain must be assessed before chiropractic care can be administered.

One research study shows that misalignment of one or more of the seven cervical vertebrae results in pressure on the nerve roots. That pressure is present in more than 70 percent of sufferers. Adjusting those vertebrae will relieve that pressure.

A migraine affects each person in a similar but unique way. For that reason the chiropractor designs a care plan for the needs of each individual. Some sufferers find the pain is reduced after the first few spinal adjustments.

As the vertebra or vertebrae are gradually returned to the correct position the pressure is reduced. Another component of the care plan may be massage. Using both methods of relief concurrently often provides the best result.

As progress is made through a series of office visits, the intensity of the throbbing pain is lessened. Some individuals find relief occurs after only a few sessions. It may take a little longer for others. However, the sufferer will soon be capable of going to back to work and enjoying life as he did prior to the migraine.

A high percentage of clients do not experience a return of the intense pain. It is advisable, however, to schedule a follow-up office visit after six months. This is the best way to have the chiropractor monitor and maintain your health status.




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