Treating Tension Headaches with Chiropractic Care

Tension Headaches
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Since 1989, Dr. David Friedman has led an independent chiropractic practice in Wilmington, NC. Dr. David Friedman offers chiropractic interventions for a variety of pain conditions, including headaches.

Approximately 90 percent of the population of the United States suffers from headaches, and the majority of these are related to muscle tension in the neck. Experts attribute this prevalence of tension headaches to the lack of activity the average American spends in their daily routine and prolonged sitting behind a desk.

Heachaches aren’t all in your head, in fact, research shows they come from the neck! Chiropractic care can be extremely effective in relieving tension headaches. Much of the time, the pain from these headaches develops because a misaligned or misplaced vertebra is pressing on the surrounding nerves. Because this interferes with the nerve communication between the brain and neck muscles, it leaves the patient vulnerable to headache.

By adjusting the affected vertebra in the neck, a doctor of chiropractic can improve the function of the cervical spine. This allows the neck to move with less stress and can alleviate the root cause of tension headaches. The practitioner can also offer nutritional counseling and advice on posture, exercises, and other techniques that can reduce stress in the neck and support more relaxed function. For 28 years, Dr. Friedman has successfuly helped “put people’s heads on straight.”