Health blog Category: Headaches
How Physical Therapy can Help with Frequent Headaches
With people working from home, there has been a drastic increase in the number of people suffering from frequent and chronic headaches. One fact that many people do not know is that physical therapy can help treat them!
There are several causes of headaches, but many are being caused by tight neck and head muscles, poor posture, and an increase in stress. These are all areas that can be addressed with physical therapy!
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When do I use heat VS ice with an injury?
We have all had the thought after we get inured – should I apply heat or ice to this? Will one be better than the other or will I make things worse if I use one vs the other?
Continue reading below to find out whether you should use heat or ice with these common injuries.
Acute injuries:
An acute injury is defined by an injury that happens suddenly and is usually associated with trauma.
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Have you ever experienced recurrent headaches or ones that appear after neck movements?
There are different types of headaches that respond to different treatments. Some are mild and resolve on their own while others can last for extended periods and can feel debilitating. Headaches can begin to affect ability to do everyday activities and overall quality of life.
If you are experiencing tension or cervicogenic headaches physical therapy will help reduce the symptoms. A cervicogenic headache develops in the cervical spine or neck and radiates to other areas.
Can Stress Cause Neck Pain?
Many people experience neck pain but aren’t sure what is causing their pain. They may not recall changing anything in their routine or moving differently that could cause them to be in pain. One source that could be to blame is stress. There are many stressful influencers in our life right now. There are many uncertainties that can cause your stress levels to be higher than usual. Could stress really be causing me to physically hurt?
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We all know a time when we have fallen asleep in an awkward position and had the unexpected pleasure of waking up to a “crick in our neck.” Having an aching neck makes it very difficult to turn our head to check our blind spots when driving, bend our neck forward to check our cell phone, or enjoy knitting or crocheting without discomfort or pain.
When not handled appropriately and immediately, this small “crick” in our neck can lead to tension headaches, facet joint (the junction between two neck vertebrae) dysfunction, and ultimately limits our ability to perform daily tasks safely.
Common Causes of This “Crick in your neck”
- Sleeping in a compromised position.
Where These Headaches are Coming From
Anyone who experiences ongoing or recurring headaches, has probably taken aspirin or any other over-the-counter medication to “relieve” the symptoms. However, this is only temporarily relieving the symptoms as it is creating a false release of the muscles and thus a temporary release of the muscle tension and pressure.
How They Occur:
The problem with headaches is that typically, the small muscles in our neck and those covering our skull have gotten into a more permanent state of tightness and pressure.
Read full blogGet Rid of Headaches Without Medication!
If you have experienced ongoing or recurring headaches more often than not, you have probably taken aspirin or any other over-the-counter medication to “relieve” the symptoms. However, this is only a temporary fix. It is creating a false release of the muscles and thus a temporary release of the muscle tension and pressure.
The problem with headaches is that typically, the small muscles in our neck and those covering our skull have gotten into a more permanent state of tightness and pressure.
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Even minor headaches can be a nuisance that create stress, and can have significant social and emotional impacts – not only on you, but also on those around them. Did you know that 47% of the adult population will have a headache at least once within a year according to the World Health Organization? Forty-five million Americans complain of headaches each year, 8 million visit their doctor, and 3 million went to the emergency room, according to U.S.
Read full blogCommon Causes of Neck Pain and What You Need To Do About It
Neck pain can present itself in many different ways. You may first notice pain/tightness when turning your head in certain directions. Then it may progress to where you start to lose range of motion. Range of motion loss is often first seen when driving and it becomes difficult to look over shoulder when changing lanes. Sometimes neck pain can manifest itself in tension headaches. You may feel the headaches on the top of your head and even into your forehead.
Read full blogWhat a Headache is and How Can It Stop Our Everyday Activities…
Many of us have probably experienced headaches at one point or another and some of us may have even experienced migraines. A headache, in its simplest form, is pressure from something on your brain. A headache can be broken down into two main causes:
- Headaches from external pressure
- Headaches that come from internal pressure
The most common type of a headache is that which comes from external pressure. By that, we mean that something is pressing from the outside on the outside of the skull and causing it to thus press inward on the brain.
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