Williamson Chiropractic Care of Headache and Tips for Headache and Migraine Prevention
Headaches and migraines are never welcome. Headache sufferers are typically quite open to tips on how to prevent them. Migraine (a primary headache) sufferers over the age of 50 find themselves part of a global community with migraine as a foremost cause of disability. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic has some prevention tips and treatment relief suggestions just for our Williamson headache and migraine sufferers.
DIET AND WEIGHT
A healthy diet nourishes the body and the mind. Researchers have described that migraine triggers appear in many different forms - environmental, hormonal, and dietary. A high-quality diet effectively helps control migraine. Additionally, and more specifically, women with chronic migraine consumed a lower diet quality than that of women with episodic migraine. (2) A new study got even more specific with the kind of diet helpful to migraine patients, specifically overweight folks. A very low-calorie ketogenic diet was revealed to be preventive of episodic migraines. Effectiveness was noted within one month of the diet change. (3) Apple Country Chiropractic is not suggesting that any of our patients start a certain type of diet now! If a Williamson headache sufferer wants to look into a new diet, Apple Country Chiropractic is here to chat and decide which diet (if any special one) is proper.
NUTRITION: Vitamin D
The same goes for vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D deficiency has been documented in 45% to 100% of migraine sufferers. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities of vitamin D have opened its supplementation to considered inclusion in the care and prevention of headache and migraine. One study reported that trial doses of 1000-4000 IU per day reduced the frequency of migraine including the routine drug therapy. More analysis needs to be completed, but vitamin D supplementation appears encouraging. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic surveys the nutrition of each individual Williamson chiropractic patient and recommends supplementation when appropriate.
CHIROPRACTIC AND INTEGRATIVE CARE
Headaches of all varieties – primary headaches like migraine and tension-type headache – are frequent complaints brought to the Williamson chiropractor. Research reported that complementary and integrative medicine - nutrition, movement (yoga), manual therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, biofeedback, meditation, and mind-body strategies – was helpful. More specifically, spinal manipulation, chiropractic care, some supplements, diet change and hydrotherapy are reported beneficial for migraine headache. (4)
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Mike Poulin on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who presented the treatment of headache with chiropractic care of the cervical spine featuring spinal manipulation in the form of Cox® Technic.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Schedule a Williamson chiropractic appointment with Apple Country Chiropractic today. Apple Country Chiropractic welcomes headache and/or migraine sufferers for preventive and relieving approaches like modifying your diet, supplementing with vitamin D, and treating with spinal manipulation.
