{"id":7522,"date":"2016-05-01T17:54:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brain-bodyhealth.com\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2019-03-06T13:41:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T18:41:22","slug":"neuro-structural-chiropractic-for-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brain-bodyhealth.com\/neuro-structural-chiropractic-for-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Headaches \u2013 Chiropractor In Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are two ways to categorize headaches\u2014primary and secondary. Secondary headaches are headaches with definitive causes, such as strokes or tumors. These causes tend to be more serious and potentially life threatening, and is not the focus of this discussion.<\/p>\n
Primary headaches, on the other hand, are a lot more elusive. The intensity of a primary headache may not be any less than a secondary headache, but there isn\u2019t a blood test or MRI that can confirm a primary headache.<\/p>\n
Not all primary headaches are the same. The pain can come from nerves, joints, or muscles of the neck, scalp, TMJ, tissues that cover the brain (meninges), or arteries in the brain. Most of these pain generators promote pain through isolated or combined trigeminal (sensory system for the face and head) and cervical mechanisms.<\/p>\n
It is essential for the practitioner to understand the nervous system, particularly the trigeminal system, and how it interacts with the structures and nerves of the neck to lead to different headache presentations.<\/p>\n
Case Study: Headaches<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Patient: 61 year-old female<\/p>\n
Chief complaint: Debilitating headaches for 30 years<\/p>\n
Back Story: This is a patient who experienced headaches all her life, and were significantly worsened after a car accident when she was 31. Her headaches had a helmet-liked distribution, and were relentless. In 2015, she ran out of sick days at the beginning of the year due to constant 5-7\/10 headaches. She had seen many traditional chiropractors, massage therapists, physical therapists, and orthopedists throughout the years, and nothing ever helped the headaches. Even when therapies provided temporary relief, they often flared her up and she would end up with a severe headache the next day. Many of her therapists eventually gave up and told her that she must be doing something wrong in between her visits. Overall, she said her headaches had not gotten better or worse in the past 30 years. In her own words, it was a \u201crollercoaster\u201d.<\/p>\n
Results<\/strong><\/h5>\n
After the second treatment, the helmet-liked distribution of her headache changed, which had never happened before.<\/p>\n
After the third visit, she was able to control the intensity and duration of her headaches with very simple breathing technique, which had never happened before, either.<\/p>\n
By her 14th<\/sup> visit, she felt that she was 80% better<\/strong>. Despite the stress related to a job change, her headaches were non-existent or minimal. Even when she had occasional headaches, they were fleeting.<\/p>\n
When I last saw her, she reported no headache at all between her visits<\/strong>, which at the time, was at a two-week interval.<\/p>\n