Health blog Category: Headaches
My Experience with BPPV – Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
As a physical therapist with over 20 years of experience I have pretty much seen or treated it all; but being the patient was a very different story.
Last March, I ended up with firsthand knowledge of what it feels like to suffer from vertigo; specifically BPPV. It was a Thursday in early March when I awoke with symptoms. When they say ‘benign’ they do mean benign because this came out of nowhere! I remember feeling “dizzy” or “off balance” in my sleep, though it didn’t fully wake me up.
Don’t let a Concussion Sideline You
By Tricia Walker, ATC
Your days have probably gotten a lot busier with spring sports seasons in full swing. It’s staying lighter later so you and your teammates can actually hit the fields and practice outside. But as lacrosse, soccer, tennis and other sports ramp up, so does your risk of injury. You may think that a concussion only happens in football games or car crashes. But the truth is, soccer players and lacrosse players are at just as high a risk.
Winter Injuries: LSTC Treats Concussions and Cervical Pain
By: Tricia Walker, ATC
While winter in Virginia can mean snow, sun, ice and rain all in the same week, between slick road conditions and heavy traffic, winter injuries like concussions and cervical pain can be more frequent. Many people suffer from chronic neck pain, tightness and headaches. However, few seek the attention they need to address the root of the problem and instead mask the pain with Advil and Tylenol. Cervical pain can start for a number of reasons like poor posture, stress, falls and even car crashes.
5 Steps to Relieve Headaches
For many people, headaches are part of their daily lives. They have to take over-the-counter medication on a frequent basis just to get through the day. However, it does not have to be this way, if you understand some of the fundamental concepts that trigger headaches. Read on for 5 steps to relieve headaches.
A headache is actually a complicated condition. It involves the misfiring of thousands of nerve endings. The most common causes of headaches are problems with the function of the muscles in the upper neck.
How to Get Rid of Pounding Headaches for Good
You know the feeling of your eyes starting to hurt, forehead starting to pound and even our neck feeling like a big ball of tension? A headache is coming on again and it’s time to reach for the Advil, Tylenol or other type of pain pill to numb it. Why does this keep happening? At Loudoun Sports Therapy Center, we help many patients who deal with these same symptoms. Here are some tips to help you alleviate that pain.
Read full blogAre Your Shoulders Giving You Headaches?
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. Department of Health and Human Services.
Even minor headaches can be a nuisance that create stress, and can have significant social and emotional impacts – not only on the person suffering from headaches, but also on those around them.