Physiotherapy to Relieve Migraines and Headaches

People who suffer from migraine headaches often describe the sensation as feeling as though their head is about to explode. Migraine headaches are very common and medical science is still not sure what causes certain people to be prone to these debilitating headaches. Migraine headaches account for millions of doctor visit’s a year and it is estimated to cost about 400 million dollars in over the counter pain medications, many of which do very little to alleviate the symptoms of migraine headaches. Because people cannot find relief for this condition through traditional medicine, many turn to physiotherapy to relieve migraines and headaches. In the past few years, physiotherapy has proven to be an effective way to alleviate the tremendous pain caused by migraine headaches.

Introduction to Chronic Headaches – How Do You Know It’s a Migraine

Migraine headaches (sometimes called chronic headaches) are moderate to severe recurrent headaches, often occurring on one side of the head, which may last from a few hours to several days. It is estimated that about 6% of men and 18% of women sufferer from migraines in the U.S.

Characteristics of chronic headaches The pain of migraine headaches is throbbing or pounding in nature and usually occurs on one side of the head during a particular attack, though it usually changes sides with subsequent attacks. A headache that always occurs on the same side of the head suggests that there may be another cause for the headache other than migraine. Attacks may also involve both sides of the head and are usually worsened by day to day activities.