It is important to find out the main cause of your headache. It could simply be from muscular tension and stress in which case Osteopathic treatment can be helpful. However sometimes headaches may indicate a more serious problem.
Headaches may be due to sinuses, eyestrain, stress, poor posture, or jaw disorders. Mosculosketal strain in the neck is common cause of headaches and migraines.
“Jenny works in HR and spends long days in front of the computer. For a while now she has felt tightness in her neck and shoulders, but over the last few weeks this has turned into daily headaches. Work has been stressful lately, and this seems to have made it all worse. “I can’t think straight with my headaches, and it is now impacting the quality of my work.”
Our Osteopaths are trained to work out how serious your headache or migraine is and target the areas causing it or investigate further.
Some aspects that our Osteopaths will consider and examine include:
- assessment, diagnosis and treatment of headaches – particularly headaches arising from the neck (most common), Jaw (TMJ), sinus, stress, posture
- Frequency of headaches
- Muscular tension and stress
- Any neuro-muscular causes of poor circulation
- Joint restriction – range of motion
- Postural advice
- Preventative exercises.
Remedial Massage techniques can relieve pain and reduce the stress associated with headaches and migraines. It’s especially useful for people who get headaches due to poor posture from working at a desk all day.
Some aspects that our Remedial Massage Therapist will consider include:
- Tension and stress
- Posture
- Muscular tension
- Postural advice and stretches.
Exercise Rehabilitation / Pilates have helped many people reduce and manage the neuro-muscular causes of headaches.
Some aspects that our Exercise Physiologists will consider and examine include:
- Muscular tension and stress causing headaches
- Posture and muscular weakness
- Occupational-related headaches – desk workers, nurses, labourers etc
- Muscular pain and joint stiffness
- Postural stability.
Sometimes a headache may be caused by your diet. You may not be getting enough vitamins, minerals, or energy from food.
Some aspects that our Nutritionist will consider include:
- Nutritional causes of headaches
- Frequency and intensity of headaches
- Hormonal causes of headaches.
Remember, pain isn’t a normal and you don’t have to put up with it. Talk to one of our Osteopaths to determine what causes your pain and how you can take control of it.
In your first session with us, we will:
- Determine the cause of your pain
- Create a treatment plan
- Work to relieve your pain
- Give you advice on movement and posture
- Show you the right exercises to speed your recovery
Osteopathy treatment can help reduce your headaches or migraines, so you can get back to doing the things you love
Thousands of people around the world use osteopathy to treat their headaches and migraines. Remember, you don’t need to put up with pain. Talk to us today to find out how we can get you back doing the things you love.
*This free session is for people who are nervous or sceptical about Osteopathy – unsure of its benefits – or if it is right for them. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions page for further details.