Headaches
Our Doctors
At our Werribee Chiropractic clinic, we understand people suffer from migraines and headaches. Headaches can be a debilitating constant or intermittent condition that can drastically affect the way someone can perform or function.
Werribee Chiropractor
303 Heaths Road, Werribee
03 9020 2072
Headache Common Causes
Approximately 1 in 5 of the Australian population suffer from headaches and migraines. Common causes of headaches may include, dehydration, stress, tight muscles or trigger points.
Common Headaches In Werribee
Tension Headaches- arise over time due to postural distortions or being in certain positions for prolonged periods. Tension headaches are often are a dull, ache or constricting pain at the base of the skull or can radiate across the front of the skull like a band, bilaterally or unilaterally.
Cervico-genic Headaches- often arise from irritation of the trigeminal nucleus in the cervical spine. Dysfunction of the cervical spine or neck provides referred pain to the occipital, temporal or frontal area of the head.
Blood Pressure Headaches- generally associated with increased blood pressure diastolic and or systolic. Most often it is associated with a throbbing sensation or a vice like grip of the entire skull. Extreme cases can result in vision issues intermittent and or permanent. Our Werribee Chiropractors cannot manage blood pressure or hypertensive headaches, these cases are often co-managed or referred with a GP.
