Headache and Migraine Treatment In San Ramon

Headache and Migraine Relief

LONG TERM MIGRAINE RELIEF IN SAN RAMON, CA

A migraine is an incredibly strong headache that can often render a person immobile until the pain subsides. Those who experience migraines may also find themselves to be sensitive to light, smells, foods, chemicals, and loud noises. To shield themselves from stimuli, many will stay in their bedrooms with the lights off and curtains drawn while covering their eyes and ears. Some people also report feeling nauseous or experiencing stomach pain and upper neck pain along with their headaches.

If you are looking for an alternative to medication, chiropractic care may be the solution you have been searching for. Dr. Wang has a long history of helping people overcome headaches and migraines, and we specialize in getting to the root cause of your condition so that we can build a custom treatment plan just for you. With our help, you will feel great again in no time!

What Causes Migraines?

Scientists do not currently agree on the cause of migraines. Newer evidence suggests that migraines are not caused by changes in brain circulation, as was once thought. It is now theorized that overactive nerve cells send signals to trigger the trigeminal nerve, which causes release of chemicals like serotonin and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). CGRP makes blood vessels swell in the lining of your brain. Next, neurotransmitters cause inflammation and pain.

The current thinking is that hormones, foods, stress, chemicals medications or poor sleep can overstimulate the nerves and trigger a migraine. There are many different types of migraines: with aura (classic migraine), without aura (common migraine), menstrual , silent , abdominal , vestibular , ophthalmic  migraine, hemiplegic  migraine, brainstem aura , and status migrainosus.

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Structural Chiropractic Treatment For Migraines and Headaches

If you're based in San Ramon, CA and have been seeking a natural way to get rid of migraines, Upper Cervical may be the solution for you. Dr. Raymond Damadian, who invented the MRI machine, has found that when someone has a neck misalignment, it actually alters the flow of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) around the brain. CSF is responsible for lubricating the brain and spinal cord.

These misalignments could be leading to migraine headaches and other chronic conditions. The obstruction comes as the first few bones in the neck become misaligned and causes a backup of CSF and increased pressure inside the head. When this misalignment is corrected by an upper cervical corrective procedure, studies show that the pressure inside the head decreases and the CSF flow becomes normal.

For example, two patients were studied who had long-standing migraine headaches and other problems after getting whiplash. The study found that both patients had a misalignment of the 1st cervical vertebra (Atlas), and significantly reduced CSF flow between the skull and the neck. Both patients received an upper cervical correction to fix the misalignment. Within an hour of the correction, both patients were rescanned and normal CSF flow was restored. Additionally, their headache pain was almost eliminated immediately after the correction.

This type of upper neck correction can only be performed by a specially trained group of doctors like Dr. Jimmy Wang. Upper cervical doctors frequently see a 90-95 % success rate with Migraine Headaches being eliminated. The other 5-10% at least see a reduction in the frequency and intensity of these headaches. And they are able to address the underlying cause safely and gently.