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<\/p>\nif you get picky about it there are likely 100s of different types, subtypes and such of headaches…<\/p>\n
but if you break it down there are to major classes and several that fall in these classes.\u00a0 I will briefly go over a few of the different common kinds of headaches in this post… maybe you can find your ‘favourite’ (or the flavour of headache you usually get)<\/p>\n
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there are two major classes of headache really:\u00a0 Chronic and Remitting<\/p>\n
Chronic meaning that it is there with the person throbbing away or being its fun dull nastiness all of the time with no break. Not fun.<\/p>\n
Remitting meaning that they come and go – this can be in all kinds of different frequencies…<\/p>\n
Here is a short list of the most common headache types I see:<\/p>\n
Tension Headache<\/p>\n
Cervicogenic headache<\/p>\n
Migraine Headache<\/p>\n
Sinus\u00a0Headache<\/p>\n
Cluster Headache<\/p>\n
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So these are probably the most common type of headache and can affect\u00a0kids and adults and teens.\u00a0 They come and go over type and can be\u00a0accompanied with tight muscles in the neck and face.\u00a0\u00a0 These are often associated with poor posture, computer\u00a0and device use.\u00a0\u00a0 I see lots of these with students too.\u00a0 The pain location can vary between individuals\u00a0. Length of headache and frequency and intensity also vary.<\/p>\n
Chiro treatment can help these immensely!<\/p>\n
These are very similar to tension type and affect the same group.\u00a0 Pain areas often incorporate the back of the neck and head then spreads to other areas of the head.\u00a0 On examination with a chiropractor it is determined that the joins of the neck or cervical spine are the likely culprit for these headaches with the pain being referred to the head from a disorder in the joints.<\/p>\n
Guess what – this one is spine associated therefore chiropractic can help this tons too!<\/p>\n
These come in all shapes and sizes, some with aura, some with out – aura are symptoms other than pain that is associated with the migraine.\u00a0 Oh don’t worry there is pain too, we will get to that…<\/p>\n
An aura can come in the form of visual changes – flashing lights, narrowing of vision – I have even heard of some people who temporarily lose their sight all together.\u00a0 You can have auditory changes (hearing), symptoms like numbness and tingling, nausea, gastrointestinal upset, if you can think of some sort of sensory change- \u00a0it can probably be an aura.\u00a0\u00a0 The aura usually precedes the pain of the migraine and so the migraine sufferer knows it is coming.\u00a0 Not all migraines have auras though.<\/p>\n
The pain of a migraine is usually described as intense, one sided (one side of the head) and unrelenting for a time.\u00a0 Many sufferers report light sensitivity, sensitivity to sound and other stimuli.\u00a0Often people say they need to go to sleep to relieve the migraine.<\/p>\n
Regular chiropractic treatment has been shown to decrease the intensity and frequency of migraines.<\/p>\n
Usually this is due to sinus infection, chronic sinus irritation or some sort of sinus inflammation or other irritation.\u00a0 We have all experienced sinus pressure due to a bad cold or maybe even a sinus infection.\u00a0 Here the pain is the result of referral from the sinuses to other parts of the head.<\/p>\n
If you have these take a peek at this article I posted a while ago about how to encourage your sinuses to drain – I do this lots during cold and flu season with my patients and I teach them how to do it themselves… It can really help with the pressure of a sinus headache!<\/p>\n