Elgin Chiropractic Care of Headache and Tips for Headache and Migraine Prevention
Headaches and migraines are never welcome. Headache sufferers are typically very ready for tips on how to prevent them. Migraine (a primary headache) sufferers over the age of 50 find themselves members of a global community with migraine being a leading cause of disability. (1) Connected Chiropractic offers some prevention tips and treatment relief suggestions especially for our Elgin headache and migraine sufferers.
DIET AND WEIGHT
A healthy diet nourishes the body and the mind. Researchers have noted that migraine triggers come in many different forms - environmental, hormonal, and dietary. A high-quality diet effectively helps handle migraine. Additionally, and more expressly, women with chronic migraine ate a lower diet quality than that of women who had episodic migraine. (2) A new study was even more specific with the kind of diet beneficial to migraine patients, particularly those who are overweight. A very low-calorie ketogenic diet was found to be preventive of episodic migraines. Effectiveness was observed within one month of the diet modification. (3) Connected Chiropractic is not telling that any of our patients begin a certain type of diet now! If a Elgin headache sufferer chooses to explore a new diet, Connected Chiropractic is here to discuss 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 reported 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 in addition to routine drug therapy. More research needs to be completed, but vitamin D supplementation seems encouraging. (1) Connected Chiropractic studies the nutrition of each individual Elgin chiropractic patient and recommends supplementation when applicable.
CHIROPRACTIC AND INTEGRATIVE CARE
Headaches of all varieties – primary headaches like migraine and tension-type headache – are frequent complaints brought to the Elgin chiropractor. Research stated 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 helpful for migraine headache. (4)
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Mike Poulin on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who presented treating the cervical spine with Cox® Technic for the management and relief of headache.
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Schedule a Elgin chiropractic appointment with Connected Chiropractic today. Connected Chiropractic welcomes headache and/or migraine sufferers for preventive and relieving approaches like diet modification, supplementation, and Elgin chiropractic spinal manipulation.
