Headache Management Program
Do you suffer from the following:
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You have migraine disorder (with or without aura) and neck tension/pain
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You have chronic headaches
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You have symptoms of cervicogenic headache, even if you’ve never been diagnosed. These include: pain on one side of the head or face, stiff neck, pain around the eyes, neck, shoulder, and arms, nausea, blurred vision, sensitivity to light and sound
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You have neck pain, stiffness, or tension for ANY reason
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You have a history of physical trauma to the head, neck, shoulders, or jaw
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You’ve had a concussion and did not receive a formal rehab program for your neck as part of your concussion rehab
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You have or have had a job that requires prolonged sustained positions or postures (desk/computer/laptop)
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You have been prescribed migraine medications but they did not fully resolve your symptoms
4 Step Process
Phase 1: Education
We will spend time with you to educate on headaches. Along, with education we need to find the root cause of your headaches so we can create the best plan for you.
Phase 2: Diagnose and Treat
After an in-depth history and evaluation, your customized treatments will be recommended based on all potential areas of interest. The goal of this phase is to jumpstart strong healing cascades within chronically injured or irritated areas that are known to trigger headaches and migraine episodes.
For the best results, your plan will include a unique combination of the following customized treatments:
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Dry needling (perineural, periosteal, protocol-based)
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Osteopractic spinal manipulation
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Osteopractic extremity manipulation
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IASTM (cupping, Graston, body tempering)
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Neuromuscular re-education
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Prescribed exercise program for home
Phase 3: Transition to Strength
Treatments are given at a lower frequency. This period aims to maintain tissue balance while patients re-integrate activities or known triggers they may have been avoiding before. This is the phase where strength training will also begin to help with tissue growth and the generation of new brain activity.
Phase 4: Maintain
This phase involves periodic “tune-up” treatment sessions on an as-needed basis to sustain the progress made in the earlier phases and offset ongoing life factors that may continue to challenge you. The frequency of maintenance sessions is determined based on individual patient requirements.