| Chiropractic provides relief from headaches | | | | The pattern of pain can be different for different |
| Hi...my name is Dr. Harlan Mittag and I'm the | | | | people. |
| founder of Mittag Holistic Chiropractic in Minneapolis | | | | But when the muscles in the neck are relaxed |
| and St. Louis Park, Minnesota. | | | | with the right treatment and the joint pressure is |
| How does chiropractic help headaches? Well, the | | | | released through chiropractic adjustments, the |
| most common form of headache, what we | | | | headaches improve and often disappear |
| sometimes call a tension headache often is | | | | altogether. |
| coming from the upper neck. This involves the | | | | There are other factors that can contribute to |
| phenomenon of referred pain. | | | | this type of headache, so often times it may also |
| Referred pain is pain that arises in one area, but is | | | | require some additional steps to get rid of the |
| felt in another. With many headaches the problem | | | | headaches completely. For example drinking too |
| is in the upper neck where tight muscles and joint | | | | much coffee can increase muscle tension |
| pressure causes local inflammation. Nerves in the | | | | throughout the body, including the neck. So in |
| upper neck are irritated by this pressure. We may | | | | addition to treatments that relax the neck |
| feel it in the neck but the pain is also experienced | | | | muscles and relieve the joint pressure in the neck, |
| in the head, often behind the eyes, in the | | | | drinking less coffee would also be necessary. |
| forehead and temples or in the back of the head. | | | | |