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HEADACHE PAIN
By: Dr. Vincent Sferra
Natural Medicine & Rehabilitation
Headaches are one of the most common
complaints that bring a person to a
healthcare provider. What causes your
headaches? Headache triggers are
detected by centers within the brain.
These centers control many vital body
processes: sleep/wake cycle, hunger, hor-
mone and involuntary nervous system
regulation. Chemical messengers are
released in response to your personal
triggers. These chemicals produce a
number of body responses. The most sig-
nificant to headache is the dramatic
effect to the blood vessels in the head,
face and neck and to the neuronal activ-
ity in the brain. These vascular changes
appear to be instrumental in the altered
brain activity of those with migraine type
of headache. Depending on which ves-
sels and areas of the head and brain are
most affected, headache and the associ-
ated symptoms of headache occur such
as pain, nausea, visual and vestibular
symptoms.
The more triggers one is
exposed to, the greater the headache!
A quick fix (using migraine medications,
aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen)
generally works by creating various affects
on blood vessels within the head or the
neuronal activity within the brain. When
used frequently many of these medica-
tions can create rebound headaches.
Rebound headaches are typically even
stronger headaches and create a vicious
cycle of increased frequency & intensity!
Chronic sinus problems, allergies, poor
posture, neck problems, a lack of exer-
cise and un-tempered stress all con-
tribute to your threshold to headaches.
Tension headaches are caused by muscle
contractions in the head and neck
regions. A variety of foods, activities, and
stressors can cause these types of con-
tractions. Natural Medicine & Rehabilita-
tion manages these problems through
clinical nutrition, rehabilitation & thera-
peutic lifestyle changes to significantly
improve your threshold to headaches.
Acupuncture can provide drug-free relief
for people suffering from headaches &
migraines with virtually no side-effects.
Acupuncture stimulates the nervous sys-
tem to release pain-relieving chemicals &
hormones. These chemicals are the
body’s natural painkillers!
Biofeedback Therapy can reduce or elim-
inate the need for medications or may be
an option when medications haven’t
worked well. Stress is one of the main
triggers that can bring on a headache or
migraine. When you are stressed your
forehead muscles frown and tighten, jaw
muscles tighten and clench and your
shoulder muscles hunch and tighten.
Biofeedback sensors on these muscles
can show how your body responds to
stress. Biofeedback therapy gives you
instant feedback and helps you develop
the ability to recognize and reduce stress
& muscle tension to help prevent, reduce
and stop a headache!
Our doctors will also look at your nutri-
tional habits to see if food may be con-
tributing to the headache and migraine
pain you are experiencing. Optimizing
nutrition and hydration is critical to
reduce cravings, improve energy, lose
weight, prevent illness, reduce inflamma-
tion, and symptoms of disease.
Learning healthy lifestyle behaviours and
increasing your awareness of things that
cause physical stress and physical pain
like bracing/guarding, poor posture, and
improper lifting will enhance your results.
Chiropractic adjustments are very effec-
tive for treating tension headaches, espe-
cially headaches that originate in the
neck. Therapeutic Massage is used to
apply pressure to soft tissue effecting
changes by relaxing contracted muscles,
increasing circulation and improving
range of motion by stimulating the
stretch reflex of muscles and overlying
fascia (connective tissue).
Natural Medicine & Rehabilitation offers
many treatment options to help prevent,
reduce and stop a headache. We also
have a Workplace Wellness lecture on
Headaches that we offer to local corpo-
rations to help educate their employees
on preventative healthcare. Call 908-
252-0242 for a free new patient consul-
tation or to set up an Employee Work-
place Wellness Program.
Dr. Sferra
is the founder and Clinic Director of
Natural Medicine & Rehabilitation. He is Board
Certified in Chiropractic Medicine and Chiro-
practic Neurology, a Certified Clinical Nutritionist
and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist certified by the National Strength &
Conditioning Association. Dr. Sferra is the recip-
ient of the “2005 Spirit of Somerset” award for
his outstanding contribution to Health and Well-
ness in the community.
For more information visit
www.NMRNJ.com
or call 908-252-0242
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