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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Apr 24, 2014 | Health Articles
Our lives today have become congested and overrun with stress. The effects of stress are seen across the nation at an earlier age and with more detrimental health effects. Stress can be caused by a number of factors, both personal and professional. In most cases, though, it is the result of the difference between what ...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Mar 25, 2014 | Health Articles
If you have ever had a headache, you have a true understanding of how debilitating they can be. Studies have shown that roughly a third of all people suffer from headaches and a more frightening statistic is that nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Headaches can vary in form and intensity. The causes of headaches also differ; they include such things as certain foods, toxic fumes, preservatives, alcohol, and the most often over looked muscular tension around an area of the spine that is misaligned. Spinal misalignments are shown to be involved in up to 80% of all headaches. With the increasing use of texting and smart phones not only is the poor posture exacerbating the condition of headaches but is adversely effecting people’s overall health, the old and the young.
Unfortunately, our society has evolved to a “take away” or “quick fix” solution in standard procedures. This includes taking numerous medications to fight off not only the pain associated with headaches but with the counter effects they may induce instead of addressing and removing the cause of these headaches. The greatest majority of primary headaches are associated with muscle tension in the neck. Today, we engage in more sedentary activities than we used to, and more hours are spent in one fixed position or posture. This can increase joint irritation and muscle tension in the neck, upper back and scalp, causing your head to ache.
What the Research Shows
Recent research at the University of Odense, Denmark and Harvard Medical School has shown that chiropractic treatments can dramatically decrease the frequency and length of headaches as well as the number of painkillers needed for relief. With a proper spinal examination, a chiropractor is able to determine if someone has spinal misalignments and nerve blockage to the head region.
Another report released in 2001 by researchers at the Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center in Durham, NC, found that spinal manipulation resulted in almost immediate improvement for those headaches that originate in the neck, and had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting relief of tension-type headache than a commonly prescribed medication.
What Can You Do?
- If you spend a large amount of time in one fixed position, such as in front of a computer, on a sewing machine, typing or reading, take a break and stretch every 30 minutes to one hour. The stretches should take your head and neck through a comfortable range of motion.
- Low-impact exercise may help relieve the pain associated with primary headaches. However, if you are prone to dull, throbbing headaches, avoid heavy exercise. Engage in such activities as walking and low-impact aerobics.
- Avoid teeth clenching. The upper teeth should never touch the lowers, except when swallowing. This results in stress at the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) – the two joints that connect your jaw to your skull – leading to TMJ irritation and a form of tension headaches.
- Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day to help avoid dehydration, which can lead to headaches.
What Can a Doctor of Chiropractic Do?
- Perform spinal manipulation or chiropractic adjustments to improve spinal function and alleviate the stress on your system.
- Provide nutritional advice, recommending a change in diet and perhaps the addition of B complex vitamins.
- Offer advice on posture, ergonomics (work postures), exercises and relaxation techniques. This advice should help to relieve the recurring joint irritation and tension in the muscles of the neck and upper back.
We Can Help!
If you are tired of suffering from headaches on an ongoing basis and you want to find out what the cause is, our office may have your solution. Besides spinal care, our expert team will look at the need for nutritional changes, stress management, stretching, and best of all help you conquer Tech Neck!
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Nov 19, 2013 | Health Articles
The physical demand for water polo is extremely high. Water polo players are expected to spend nearly 1 hour and 15 minutes in a pool whilst covering distances of over 4 kilometers. The level of physical contact is also high, both above and below the water. The player have to shoot and pass the ball ...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 10, 2013 | Health Articles
"Dowager's Hump" can affect any person who spends a lot of their time hunched over or has a severe case of osteoporosis. The professional term for Dowager’s Hump is hyperkyphosis, which is an increase in the forward curvature of the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine. It is a condition that can either be relatively ...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jul 11, 2013 | Health Articles
Your neck, also called the cervical spine, begins at the base of the skull and contains seven small vertebrae. Incredibly, the cervical spine supports the full weight of your head, which is on average about 12 pounds. While the cervical spine can move your head in nearly every direction, this flexibility makes the neck very ...
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If you have ever had a headache, you have a true understanding of how debilitating they can be. Studies have shown that roughly a third of all people suffer from headaches and a more frightening statistic is that nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Headaches can vary in form and intensity. The causes of headaches also differ; they include such things as certain foods, toxic fumes, preservatives, alcohol, and the most often over looked muscular tension around an area of the spine that is misaligned. Spinal misalignments are shown to be involved in up to 80% of all headaches. With the increasing use of texting and smart phones not only is the poor posture exacerbating the condition of headaches but is adversely effecting people’s overall health, the old and the young.
