Friday, July 30, 2010

Chiropractic can manage migraines?

migraines are terrible, debilitating symptoms, which usually strike from nowhere and can last for several hours or more. What causes migraine? There are many triggers - the most common are:

The food, including alcohol, aged cheese, caffeine, chocolate, artificial sweeteners and seasonings (MSG).

or hormonal changes associated with a decrease in estrogen levels that may occur before a woman's menstrual period. birth control pills and hormone Replacement therapy can also trigger migraines.

or drugs - both prescription and over the counter

Stress or

O too much / too little sleep

O time or time zone changes or height

or external factors, such as bright lights, certain smells (perfumes) or second-hand smoke

Typical medical treatment for migraine and prescribed preventive drugs for the relief of symptoms.

However, chiropractic has been shown that an effective and valuable> Migraine treatment.

Numerous studies have investigated the effects of chiropractic on headache frequency, intensity and duration of headaches. One of these studies, Australia has conducted research for six months at Macquarie University Chiropractic Center, 177 participants took part in migraine some average of 18 years

The results were impressive, most of the participants experienced positive results. Seventy-two percent had a significant reduction or substantial improvement of symptoms, including a decrease in the frequency, intensity and duration of headache and decreased the need for their migraine medication.

If you or someone you love suffers from migraine, or any other type of headache, remember the all-natural, conservative chiropractic.