How Chiropractic Care Can Help You Manage Migraines

If you’re one of the millions of people in the world who suffer from migraines, you have likely tried pain medication after pain medication in the hopes of alleviating the pain. If your prescription medications are not doing the trick, you may be glad to hear that chiropractic care can be a promising option to help relieve symptoms. 

While there is no definite cure to migraines – and the healthcare industry has struggled to even pinpoint the exact causes – chiropractic treatment is an exceptional option to decrease the negative effects of migraine headaches.

Migraine headaches vary for everyone, but can be extremely painful and sometimes debilitating. Often these headaches can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to noise, light, and smell. Research has shown that cervical trauma can increase the chances of experiencing migraine pain, since there are many nerves that transmit through the cervical region to and from the brain. If these vertebrae become displaced, severe migraine headaches can occur. 

Chiropractic treatment is gaining popularity as a way to treat symptoms since it  involves correcting the position of these injured cervical vertebrae, which in turn can then reduce or eliminate migraine headaches.

Chiropractic treatment is unlike any other migraine medication and works in unique ways. Some of the many ways in which chiropractic care can treat migraine symptoms, include:

• Decreasing irritation in the nerves that send pain signals to the brain
• Reducing common triggers for migraine headaches such as muscle tension
• Strengthening muscles that support the spine
• Restoring proper nervous system communication by ensuring alignment
• Helping the body to heal itself by being properly aligned

Chiropractic treatments not only act as a reactive treatment option, but as a proactive way to prevent future migraine symptoms.

However, migraine symptoms are different for everyone. It is important to find an individualized treatment option that works for you. This may incorporate a combination of treatment options, rather than solely relying on chiropractic care, such as massages, medication, nutrition and physical therapy.