Constellation of Symptoms Symptoms present themselves along with your headache that are difficult to shake. You may have dealt with these problems for so long you have simply accepted them. The following treatments offer some of you a way out. I present them to you with the understanding that the results are less certain than …
The Link Between Headaches and Temporomandibular Dysfunction You may have heard of how acupuncture or acupressure can treat headaches. However, you may not have known acupressure points can also be used to treat your temporomandibular condition. Did you know that there some of the acupressure points that can treat both your headache and jaw pain …
New Year’s Resolutions Common New Year’s Resolutions include managing weight, relieving life stress and starting to exercise more! Once you have made up your mind to really follow through this time, you are halfway to your goal already. Let’s look at that exercise goal and see how it applies to your migraine. Exercise increases your …
Are you happy relying on your migraine medication to get through your headache misery? Do you mind taking an Ibuprofen or Tylenol when your occasional tension headache pops up? If you want other more natural alternatives, read on. You may not like the side effects of your current headache medications but see no alternative to …
What are the Hallmarks of a Headache Which is Aggravated by Temporomandibular Joint Problems? If your temporomandibular joint generates your headaches, expect pain in your temples, forehead or eyes. Your pain may appear on one side of your head on the same side as your jaw dysfunction. However, the pain can spread to both sides. …
The Neglected Neck Muscles How often do you check the muscles on the side of your neck? Check them often to see if they are tight and tender! That is, check them if you suffer from headaches, jaw pain and stiffness, dizziness, eye and ear pain or poor balance. Your problems may stem in whole …
Does Neck Cracking Help Headaches? Headache or neck pain afflicts many people for years. Therefore, people try all sorts of treatments to try to get relief. Neck cracking, or cervical manipulation, is a treatment option for headaches. But is it the best treatment for you? Theoretically, you crack your neck to put your spine into …
Stress, stress, stress. Who doesn’t deal with stress? You wade through your stressful situation much easier if you do not have migraines. Unfortunately, stress itself triggers your migraines. Consequently, your migraines compound the difficulty in getting through a stressful situation. Migraines create more stress, which leads to more intense headaches. How do you get out …
Body Mechanics Matter While the focus of this blog is on head and neck pain, this area is not isolated from the rest of our body. We will look at the rest of our system starting a little further down the chain. If one part of the chain is out of sorts, it affects areas …
INTERSECTION OF HEADACHE AND JAW PROBLEMS One of the main headache-producing muscles is the temporalis. It is depicted on the picture as covering a large swath of real estate on your outer head. The temporalis afflicts not only headache sufferers, but also people with temporomandibular dysfunction. Put your hand on the side of your head. …