Chiropractic Care for Headaches
At Gateway Chiropractic, a doctor will perform a full exam while asking related questions to expose activity contributing to the suspected cause of the headache or migraine.
Common types of headaches we treat include:
- Migraine Headaches
- Tension Headaches
- Cluster Headaches
- Sinus / Allergy Headaches
- Caffeine Headaches
We determine what is causing headache pain by…
At first, the chiropractic visit in Gainesville will seek to relax your areas using therapy techniques like heat or electric stim therapy, which may take 5 – 8 minutes.
In our experience, this therapy or setup treatment helps to prepare you to relax and allows the strategies to succeed during your visit.
Note not all patients opt for this, perhaps due to time constraints or other reasons.
In some cases, pain will not relax at first, but the doctor is looking for the area to get healthier, and the doctor may try other We determine what is causing headache pain by…treatments like soft tissue work (ART) or suggest exercises to help the body to a less stressed condition.
How our chiropractors treat headaches
When our chiropractor applies pressure to specific areas of the spine using hands or, in some cases, a chiropractic tool, it is called an adjustment.
The adjustment releases vertebrae causing the vertebrae to settle into their targeted positions.
Adjustments are subtle but may produce a cracking sound that occurs when the joint has moved or released a buildup of pressure in the joints, which is intended to ease or reduce the inflammation. A mechanical tool (called an ACTIVATOR) may be used as a substitute to assist the movement or help release stress in the target joints.
Active Release Technique for Headaches
Active Release Technique (ART) is a soft tissue therapy designed to target injured areas where scar tissue surrounding the neck, affecting the neck posture, or pinching nerves in the spine resulting headaches.
At Gateway Chiropractic, if we find the condition to be stubborn or perhaps slow to respond to initial treatment we may incorporate soft tissue treatments (ART) in our treatment of musculoskeletal disorders to remedy more chronic or hidden injured area.
This set of conditions tends to be the result of an overused muscle or a nerve which has been aggravated.
Reduction in Pain – headache
When you visit for headache-type symptoms that have been ongoing over extended periods, perhaps a week or more, the doctor will understand a change is needed checking balance, muscle strain, or posture problems but understanding the body has grown into a state allowing the headache to continue.
Gateway Chiropractic will begin with an exam, followed by calming therapy, and finally, an adjustment to help your spine and joints return to a healthier state, but may not be fully able to maintain the correction after a single visit.
It is common for the body to try to return to the PRE-VISIT state which is why the doctor may suggest home exercises or home stretching.
The goal is to encourage your body’s ability to heal itself by reducing inflammation and swelling returning to healthy movement. The goal is the sooner an adjustment can relieve nerve stress which in turn causes headaches, the better.
The adjustment targets pain relief to help the injured area recover naturally.
Laser Therapy CLASS 4 laser for headaches
Laser treatments enhance blood circulation and lymphatic drainage. Photons of light penetrate deep into tissue and accelerate tissue repair.
Typically a stubborn repetitive unhealthy nerve will respond to laser treatment perhaps in the neck , jaw, or middle back.
This reduces inflammation and accelerates the healing of damaged tissues causing the headache. Laser treatment can provide faster relief from pain and stiffness without prescription medications.