What is a neck adjustment? A neck adjustment (cervical manipulation) is a precise procedure meant to relieve neck muscle tension, treat headaches, and align your upper spine.  Neck adjustments, and chiropractic adjustments in general, may be great alternatives to surgery and pharmaceuticals for certain patients looking for a less invasive approach. The science behind neck […]

We describe 12 types of migraines, plus 4 types of severe headaches that some may erroneously describe as migraine headaches. This article can help you tell what kind of migraine you have, or if you have a migraine in the first place. What is a migraine? A migraine is a neurological condition that can cause […]

Orthospinology is a subspecialty of chiropractic healthcare targeted to the upper cervical spine. Fixing misalignments in your upper spine can address a surprising number of health problems. Seizures, chronic migraine, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, high blood pressure — orthospinology has lead to improvement in the quality of life for people suffering from many different conditions. […]

Chronic back pain, neck pain, and neurological conditions are not a normal part of aging. Often, the pangs of “old age” are really old injuries that never truly recovered. A conventional approach to medicine is to treat individual symptoms as if they exist in a vacuum. Pharmaceuticals and harsh, unnatural treatments for disease are often […]

You may be waking up with headaches in the morning because of various health conditions, such as sleep problems, poor posture, or even a tumor. In this article, we help you understand the common causes of morning headaches. Morning headaches affect 1 in 13 people, according to an article published in The Archives of Internal […]

Lumbago is a general term for low back pain. In fact, the two terms were once used interchangeably. However, “lumbago” is an outdated term, and nowadays, doctors try to only use more specific terms when talking about back pain. On any given day, it is estimated 12% of people experience lumbago/low back pain. Fortunately, back […]

Back pain is discomfort and pain caused by injury or illness between the shoulders and the hips. Back pain is not a disease, but a symptom of various medical conditions, such as osteoporosis, sciatica, and general muscle strain. 65 million adults report a recent bout of acute (short-term) back pain, and 16 million suffer from […]

Ophthalmodynia periodica, also known as ice pick headache, is a type of sudden onset headache with severe head pain that affects millions of people every year. Ice pick headaches can be confused with other headaches, so it is important to learn the differences. Although 40% of ice pick headaches patients also suffer from migraines, they […]

What is a concussion? A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury. This can occur after head trauma and can result in brain damage or an altered mental state. Post-concussion syndrome is a disorder affecting multiple systems in your body. It can last months and result in symptoms such as dizziness or headache. Post-concussion syndrome […]

Concussion recovery is the process of healing after a head injury. Most symptoms of concussion go away within 7-10 days. Most people recover from a concussion in about a month, but there are factors that can speed it up or slow it down. For instance, one way to improve concussion symptoms is chiropractic care. One […]

Cervical instability is a medical condition in which loose ligaments in your upper cervical spine may lead to neuronal damage and a large list of adverse symptoms. If you have cervical instability, you may be experiencing migraines, vertigo, or nausea. Fortunately, this condition is treatable, though not curable. Let’s talk about the symptoms, causes, treatments, […]

What is occipital neuralgia? Occipital neuralgia is a chronic pain disorder often grouped with headache disorders. This rare condition describes when headache pain starts at the top of your spine and spreads throughout your scalp. The head and neck pain is intense but brief. This headache disorder feels like an electric shock or intense migraine, […]

Chiropractic adjustments are sessions of spinal manipulation administered by a doctor of chiropractic. These adjustments are used for chronic pain relief and treating other medical conditions by correcting spinal misalignments. What is a chiropractor? A chiropractor is a highly qualified health professional who has earned his/her Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree. Chiropractors adjust the patient’s […]

Thunderclap headaches are sudden onset severe headache pain which may happen for no apparent reason. Their name comes from the way this headache begins — unexpectedly, intense, and strong, like a clap of thunder. A common trigger of thunderclap headaches is a stroke or aneurysm, so it is imperative to see your doctor right away […]

A spinal headache is not a normal headache. It is triggered when fluid leaks from your spine, messes up the fluid pressure around your brain, and stretches the nerves of your brain, causing head pain.  There are some predictable risk factors for getting this type of headache. For instance, spinal headaches occur in a third […]

Whether we sit around all day, or we work our fingers to the bone, our bodies ache. Especially when a global pandemic forces most of us to spend hours and hours sitting around the house, it is important to understand how body aches are triggered and how to remedy them. Body aches are when parts […]

If you have had daily head pain for a few months, you might have a distinct type of primary headache: new daily persistent headache. Sometimes confused with chronic headache disorders, new daily persistent headache (NDPH) is unique in one way: NDPH sufferers have no prior history of a chronic headache syndrome before developing this long […]

Millions of Americans suffer from migraines every year, but one specific type of migraine comes with some trippy visual symptoms. Basilar migraines are a strange phenomenon, not well understood in the conventional medical community. These migraines start in the brain stem and are preceded by an “aura,” which is a set of visual symptoms, like […]

Have you ever asked someone if they have a headache, and they said, “No, it’s a migraine”?  You both are correct. A migraine is a specific type of headache. Migraine headaches have unique migraine symptoms though. They’re also a leading cause of workplace disability. Migraines and other types of headache pain require unique treatments, too. […]

Did you know that your average headache relief medication is simply hiding the symptoms of your headache? Imagine if proper treatment was to address the root cause of headaches. 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches each year. Up to 4% of the world’s population experience chronic daily headaches. There are many different types of […]