A migraine headache can completely derail a person’s plans, causing excruciating pain and even nausea for hours and even days. Nearly 25 million people in the United States report suffering them, yet the conventional reliance on painkillers to alleviate these nightmarish headaches usually does little to address the root cause of the problem. Fortunately, there are steps people can take to reduce the incidence and length of migraine attacks. Frisco chiropractor, Dr. Taylor provides patients pain relief tips and chiropractic treatments for migraines, which in turn can help alleviate other painful symptoms such as back pain and neck pain.

Chiropractic Help for Migraine Headaches

Chiropractic treatment for migraine headaches has proved to be extremely helpful for many people. These headaches can be exacerbated by misalignment in the vertebrae of the neck, which can pinch nerves and interfere with the connection between the brain and the heart. Often, a precise course of spinal correction treatments can un-pinch these nerves and help the blood vessels in the brain function normally again, which can reduce the chances of migraine headaches occurring in the first place.

We also counsel patients to avoid migraine triggers like certain foods and food additives, stress and sleep deprivation. For example, tyramine, a notorious migraine trigger, occurs in certain aged cheeses, meats, red wine and other alcoholic beverages. Foods and drinks containing caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks and some medications), cultured dairy products (yogurt, butter milk, and sour cream), canned soup and nuts can also be triggers for some people. Even normally healthy fruits such as pineapples, raspberries, plums, papaya, citrus fruits, bananas, dried figs, dates and raisins may be culprits. Overly-processed foods full of additives should also be avoided.

People prone to migraine headaches should keep a log of their activities and foods consumed before episodes, and then avoid those things. Then call us for a spinal alignment check up. Most importantly, we just want to let headache sufferers out there know that there are ways to stop suffering. We are here to help.

What treatments have helped you the most in avoiding or alleviating headaches?