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Headaches and Migraines

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Headache and Migraines can be aching, dull, or throbbing pain concentrated in different parts of the head. Each giving distinctly different type of headaches such as Migraine Headaches, Sub-occipital Headaches and Tension Headache with varying symptoms.

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           Migraine Headaches

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  • Pain is severe and intense throbbing usually on one side of the head, but it can occur in the whole head

  • Generally, it would start in the morning and may begin hours before your usual wake up time that would force you out of bed

  • Nausea and vomiting

  • Sensitive to noise and light

  • Can last up to a couple of days in a row

  • Often associated with tension in the neck, shoulders, and middle back

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  • It can be related to the toxicity in the body,

  • Worsen by alcohol, medications, other chemicals, or dehydration

  • Sleeping in can increase toxicity as it reduces the time between toilet visits

  • Any injury that puts more pressure in the middle back can affect the nerves which cause migraines

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  • It may gradually worsen over a long period of time in frequency and duration

  • Intensity of your migraines would not change much, as it is often massively intense anyways

  • Middle back and shoulder symptoms may arise over time if left untreated

  • It can interfere with your lifestyle and well-being

Tension Headache

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  • Headaches can start anywhere from 11am – 3pm

  • Generally, it will get worse as the day progresses

  • Can involve the whole neck, but also concentrated in the shoulder muscles

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  • Worsened on busy and stressful days

  • Caused by tension in the neck

  • Poor ergonomics at work or at home

  • Prevalent during times of deadlines, exams, family stress, and important events

  • Poor vertebral alignment in the lower neck or upper thoracic spine is nearly always the cause of this kind of headache

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  • If you leave this one long enough, it can cause problems with the nerves down the arms

  • You might start getting symptoms of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, or pins and needles down the arms/fingers

  • It will get more frequent and more intense, and if left long enough, it may become as bad as Migraines

Sub-Occipital Headache

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  • Dull, constant headache that lasts through the day

  • Starts upon waking up and still there when you go to bed

  • May continue for numerous days

  • Feels like a dull pressure in the front of the head or under the back of your skull

  • Creates problems with concentration

  • Seems to be less noticeable when you are active or busy

  • May have light-headedness or dizziness in some cases

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  • Can be a result from head trauma

    • Car accident

    • Hitting your head on hard surfaces/items

    • Kids having falls onto concrete or hard floor)

  • The position in which you sleep and the height of the pillow

  • Using your shoulder to hold your phone to your ear

  • Poor vertebral alignment in the upper neck region

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  • Gradually becomes more frequent and lasts longer

  • Constant pain all day, and sometimes lasting 4-6 days at a time

  • Pain on neck rotation

    • especially when you are driving

    • changing positions in bed

  • Strong muscular pulling sensation/pain at the base of the skull

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