Headaches Part 1

"Why do I have headaches? Is it stress? Noise? Am I just tired? Do I have to live with them?"

The answer my surprise you. Have you ever considered that your headaches may actually come from your neck? Research has shown that increased stress on your neck does in fact cause what is known as a "tension headache".

What causes increased stress on my neck?

There are many causes such as accidents, injuries, hereditary factors, environment, the list could go on. Some of these we have control over, others we don't. Lets focus on the ones we can control.

POSTURE!!! Everyday you are being set up for those headaches that have been chaining you down. As you read this blog you are moving closer to having it happen. Where is your head in relation to your shoulders? Does it look a little like this:

Now ask yourself, is this how you; drive, read, text, watch TV, cook, fold laundry, talk on the phone? And in turn have you found yourself only being comfortable with more and more pillows under your head when you sleep? All of us are doing this! And it is changing the structure of your spine. It is like a house damaged in an earthquake, you see cracks in the walls (bad posture) and you want to fix it. So you put new sheet rock on the wall or put putty in the cracks and re-paint (physical therapy). Did you fix the house? Will it stand up to another quake? Did you fix the foundation or frame within the wall (your spine)? If you did not, over time the wall will only begin to crack and buckle again even though there may have not been another occurrence.

You must correct the underlying structure to truly correct the problem and the only way to do this is through Chiropractic. Please post comments and questions. I have only touched on this issue, if you want more detail please ask. I can also be contacted by e-mail.