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Our Home Clinic is located off Grande Ave we take appointments online and by phone.
We do not accept Walk-ins. All important information is sent to you through a confirmation once you have made your booking. If you have any questions or want to know more details please send through a message Via the form below. |
Upper Cervical Care
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Our main focus is your physical health and improving your overall health potential.
We have a range of techniques to help assess you and apply our evidence based chiropractic techniques to make sure your health goals are achieved while you are in our care. |
Natural ways to prevent headaches
4 ways to prevent headaches
There can be 100 reasons for having a headache and as common as they are for most people any headache is never normal. The mechanism for pain behind most headaches can be attributed to an expansion of blood vessels in the head which can cause pressure at the front , sides or base of the skull.
2. Reduce stress levels
Cortisol is a major stress hormone produced when we go into a fight or flight state, this is also known as sympathetic dominance, many of us can be chronically stressed and therefore feeling foggy, forgetful, and feel headaches most of the time. A good way to reduce stress is through light exercise, walking the dog for 20 mins, gardening, yoga stretches or similar. Exercise can produce the neutralising chemicals needed to buffer cortisol levels and ease off the production. Helping you reset your nervous system back to a regular state of balance.
3. Maintain a regular sleep schedule
Keeping a good sleep schedule can be so difficult with variable work hours, shift work and family responsibilities, falling to sleep at a good time and staying asleep can be a challenge. Often with a lack of sleep contributing to tension headaches, the American migraine foundation found that people suffering with migraines were 2-8 times more likely to have a sleep disorder. Gentle music, warm herbal teas, soothing bath and aromatherapy can be part of preparing for a proper night's sleep to avoid headaches the next day. Giving our Brains the time it requires to heal and replenish vital neurotransmitters and chemicals.
4. Have your Chiropractor check you
A 2015 survey reveals that 87.2 % of chiropractors reported treating patients with headache disorders. New research by Dr Heidi Haavik tells us that many headache sufferers under chiropractic care report a reduction in headaches alongside the frequency of visits to their Chiropractor.
The more the patient visited the chiropractor in the beginning of their care also correlated to the duration of time the patient went without a headache and the longer the patient was able to prevent a headache returning.
There can be 100 reasons for having a headache and as common as they are for most people any headache is never normal. The mechanism for pain behind most headaches can be attributed to an expansion of blood vessels in the head which can cause pressure at the front , sides or base of the skull.
- Keep hydrated
2. Reduce stress levels
Cortisol is a major stress hormone produced when we go into a fight or flight state, this is also known as sympathetic dominance, many of us can be chronically stressed and therefore feeling foggy, forgetful, and feel headaches most of the time. A good way to reduce stress is through light exercise, walking the dog for 20 mins, gardening, yoga stretches or similar. Exercise can produce the neutralising chemicals needed to buffer cortisol levels and ease off the production. Helping you reset your nervous system back to a regular state of balance.
3. Maintain a regular sleep schedule
Keeping a good sleep schedule can be so difficult with variable work hours, shift work and family responsibilities, falling to sleep at a good time and staying asleep can be a challenge. Often with a lack of sleep contributing to tension headaches, the American migraine foundation found that people suffering with migraines were 2-8 times more likely to have a sleep disorder. Gentle music, warm herbal teas, soothing bath and aromatherapy can be part of preparing for a proper night's sleep to avoid headaches the next day. Giving our Brains the time it requires to heal and replenish vital neurotransmitters and chemicals.
4. Have your Chiropractor check you
A 2015 survey reveals that 87.2 % of chiropractors reported treating patients with headache disorders. New research by Dr Heidi Haavik tells us that many headache sufferers under chiropractic care report a reduction in headaches alongside the frequency of visits to their Chiropractor.
The more the patient visited the chiropractor in the beginning of their care also correlated to the duration of time the patient went without a headache and the longer the patient was able to prevent a headache returning.