Migraines and Headaches

Headaches come in many forms, from everyday tension headaches to disabling migraines. If you experience regular headaches, you could benefit from visiting our team at Pure Health Aurora. Our team has considerable experience in treating many different headaches using drug-free approaches. Call our office in Aurora, Illinois, or request a consultation online today for compassionate migraine and headache treatment.

What causes headaches?

The most apparent cause of a headache or head pain is an injury, like a blow to the head or falling and hitting your head. Common illnesses like colds and flu cause headaches when the nasal passages and sinuses (hollows in your skull) become inflamed and blocked. Environmental causes of headaches include:

• Chemicals
• Pollution
• Lighting
• Noise
• Allergens

It’s surprising how often headaches are a result of mild dehydration. It’s easy to not drink enough during the day, leaving you with a pounding headache. Another common cause of headaches is stress, which triggers tension headaches.

These causes or triggers for headaches are all common problems, but why they should cause your head to ache isn’t clear. The nerves in your head send the pain signals your brain interprets as a headache. But in many cases, no tissue damage exists that warrants the nerves sending a pain signal.

What is a migraine?

A migraine is a particular kind of headache that’s severe and disabling. In addition to head pain so bad that you might need to rest for hours or even days, migraines often cause nausea and vomiting, flashing lights or spots before your eyes (known as an aura), and extreme fatigue.

Migraines usually start when you’re young, and some people only have them occasionally. For others, migraines become a continual cause of disability, occurring several times a month or even more frequently.

Migraines are one kind of headache, but there are over 150 others.

How are migraines and headaches treated?

At Pure Health Aurora, our team needs to know why you’re getting headaches before treating them because treatment varies according to the cause.

Many headaches are brought on by neck problems, which cause strain and imbalance that radiate into your head. Chiropractic adjustments can realign the structures and tissues in your neck, relieving headaches.

In addition to chiropractic manipulation, our team may use soft-tissue techniques and trigger point therapy to reduce headache pain. Other treatments, like massage therapy, could help you. Learning to relax and manage stress is also valuable for relieving tension headaches.

Call Pure Health Aurora or book an appointment online today for superior headache and migraine treatment.