Headaches Chiropractor
Mornington Peninsula

Free yourself from pain and enjoy life again with one of the best chiropractors for headaches Mornington Peninsula.

Did you know?

Headache is one of the most common pain conditions worldwide, with 15% of Australians relying on painkillers to quickly get rid of a headache. However, medications act as bandaids and do not address the underlying cause. They mask the symptoms temporarily, helping you dull the pain and relax until the ache creeps up again. Remember that your head hurts for a reason. Your pain receptors send a warning signal that something is off with your body and requires immediate attention. You wouldn’t ignore your fire alarm, would you? The good news is headaches chiropractic care can help. At Chiropractic Treats, you can get an effective treatment for headaches Mornington Peninsula to address the cause and eliminate pain from your life.

What is a headache?

Headache is mild discomfort or severe pain in one or more areas of your head, including the forehead, temples, around the eyes, the sides and back of your head and the upper neck. The pain can be dull, throbbing or sharp, depending on the cause and type of headache.
Everyone has experienced headache at least once in their life. However, some people struggle with recurring headaches that can be so debilitating that everyday tasks become impossible challenges.
Whether you experience frequent mild headaches or constantly feel like your head will split open, chiropractic care for headaches might be an ideal solution.

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What are the different types of headaches?

Although annoying, most headaches will not interfere with your daily life. Others are so intense they make you feel nauseous, sensitive to light and sound and unable to think, let alone go about your life.
Here are the most prevalent headaches we treat at our Mornington chiropractic clinic.

Tension headaches

Tension headaches are the most common types of headaches with mild to moderate pain often described as feeling like a tight band around your head. The pain can last days or weeks, making you feel tightness, pressure and pain in your forehead, around the eyes, temples and the sides of your head.

Cervicogenic headaches

Cervicogenic headache begin as a dull ache in the neck which radiates upward into the head and almost always manifests on one side of it. The pain is normally felt at the base of the skull, top of the neck and sometimes up to the bottom of the ears. The pain may also spread to the forehead, temple and the area around the eyes. Doctors call cervicogenic headaches "referred pain" - this means the pain is felt in a different area of the body than the actual source of the problem (spinal misalignment in the upper two neck joints). A chiropractor can correctly and easily diagnose a cervicogenic headache and through a chiropractic adjustment eradicate it.

Migraines

Migraines are chronic headaches that can cause intense, throbbing pain usually on one side of the head. Light and sound sensitivity, nausea and vomiting often accompany this excruciating headache. Some people experience a warning sign of the incoming pain known as an aura. Have you ever seen flashing lights or blind spots affecting your sight about 30 minutes before getting a migraine? That's the migraine aura. Chiropractic adjustments can help decrease the severity and frequency of migraines for some migraine sufferers.

Causes of headaches

Headaches can be triggered by various lifestyle factors such as poor posture, irregular sleep or stress.
The causes differ depending on the type of headache:

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Tension headaches

Tension headaches are caused by spinal misalignment, tight muscles and physical or mental tension. They can be triggered by poor posture, lack of physical activity, stress, anxiety, fatigue, irregular sleep or dietary imbalance.

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Cervicogenic headaches

Cervicogenic headaches are caused by spinal misalignment of the top two cervical vertebraes. These headaches can be triggered by excessive pressure on the upper joints of the neck from prolonged slouching, hunching over a computer, poor posture, incorrect lifting or an injury.

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Migraines

The causes for migraines can be neurological, physical and chemical. Migraines can be set off by stress, irregular sleep patterns, high alcohol or caffeine intake, specific foods, hormonal changes, sensory stimuli and environmental changes to name a few.

Regardless of what triggers your headache or migraine, using a professional chiro for your headaches can help. Book your treatment for headaches Mornington Peninsula at Chiropractic Treats to ease the symptoms and get the much needed pain relief.

How can chiropractic care
help with headaches?

Upon your initial consultation at Chiropractic Treats, Dr Erin Conway will perform a detailed history, neurological and spinal examination to determine the cause and type of your headache. This includes assessing your spine and posture to determine if your spinal (facet) joints are out of alignment. If necessary, she may refer you for  further diagnostic testing such as X-Ray or MRIs.

After your thorough examination, she will perform chiropractic adjustments and massage to restore the natural movement to the spinal joints of your neck, reduce nerves irritation and thus help alleviate your headache.

Dr Erin’s chiropractic headache relief treatment goes beyond the chiropractic adjustment at the clinic. Furthermore, she will devise a personalised treatment plan according to your headache’s type, frequency and intensity. The plan includes dietary, ergonomic and exercise advice to help you improve posture, strengthen your spine, neck and back muscles and thus prevent headaches from recurring. 

Dr Erin Conway’s multimodal approach makes her the best chiro for headaches Mornington Peninsula.

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Get maximum pain relief
with the best chiropractor for headaches Mornington Peninsula!

Don’t let headaches or migraines interfere with your life any longer. Book your 30-minute appointment at our Mornington Peninsula headache clinic and get the chiropractic headache relief you deserve!

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