Headache After Car Accident or Work Injury

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At Esquire Sports Medicine, we will check your symptoms, look for the cause, and set up a detailed plan to treat your pain and improve your everyday life. We have a deep understanding of headaches and have new, cutting-edge treatments. We look at the whole person with an emphasis on lifestyle, ergonomics, and family history.

What Causes Headaches?

A headache is telling your body that there is something wrong. It may be that you drank too much the night before or that there is an irritation in the neck muscles affecting the blood supply to the brain.

Tension headaches are one of the most common types and affect up to 75% of all those who suffer from headaches. Tension headaches can cause intense pain and are often attributed to upper neck problems.

Cluster headaches are another type that many people suffer. They consist of intermittent painful events that often happen at night. Although they don’t last very long, they come and go throughout the day and may last like this for several days. Cluster headaches are caused by dilating blood vessels in the brain, which cause pressure that induces a headache.

Headache Diagnosis

To properly treat the pain from headaches, Dr. Brunkhorst will need to find the source. He will need to find out the pain location as well as triggers and duration. This information, combined with a physical examination, a diagnosis as to the type of headache pain, can be determined.

Headache Treatments

Headache treatment depends on the type of headaches as well as the severity. Dr. Brunkhorst relies on other experts in the field and may refer you to them for a second opinion. However, in most cases, headache treatments include:

• Spinal Manipulation – Since the leading cause of tension headache evolves from an issue with the neck, spinal manipulation will reduce the fixations, increase circulation, and can restore flexibility, which can decrease the occurrence of headaches.
• Exercise Therapy – For headaches, exercise therapy is prescribed for the cervical spine (neck) and surrounding supportive structures.

If you suffer from headaches, we can help. Our treatment methods treat the cause of the problem not just your symptoms.