A Chiropractic Approach to Treating Your Headaches

People suffer from headaches at a staggering rate. In fact, 90% of Americans suffer from headaches at some point in their lives .

No matter what type of headache you’re suffering from, the results can be debilitating. Dealing with this pain can often bring on more stress if you don’t know where to start.

Medication can offer quick relief, but it doesn’t treat the cause of your headache. Chiropractors provide natural headache treatment by checking the health of your spine. Often, additional stress put on your joints and muscles can cause tension in your neck muscles. If you don’t seek treatment, the pain can become chronic and affect other aspects of your daily life.

What Causes a Headache?

Sometimes, it feels like almost anything can cause a headache. Lack of sleep, low blood sugar, and environmental triggers can all cause headaches. The majority of headaches are not symptoms of an underlying physical disease.

Many people seek out chiropractic care because their headaches are the result of tension in the neck. Due to an increasing sedentary lifestyle, extra stress is put on the neck because it is stuck in a fixed posture.

Natural Headache Treatment from Chiropractors

Contrary to popular belief, there are many natural remedies to cure headaches that do not include medication or surgery. On your own, you can incorporate low-impact aerobics, stay hydrated, and set alarms to consistently keep your body moving.

In addition to these small changes, chiropractic care can also help alleviate headaches. Chiropractors use spinal manipulation or adjustments to improve spinal function which decreases the tension in your neck. Through spinal manipulation, chiropractors gently adjust joints in your neck that feel restricted in one direction.

This type of natural headache treatment also incorporates nutritional counseling and an exercise plan designed to work on your posture on a daily basis.

How to Start Your Natural Headache Treatment Plan

The first step to addressing the underlying cause of your headaches is to find a chiropractor that is right for you.

Chiropractors like those at Advanced Chiropractic of Rockville were trained specifically to treat low back pain. They know that the tension in your spine can cause pain in your entire body, including headaches.


We want you to be happy and healthy, that’s why we’re here.

Chiropractic is more than just a solution for back pain, it’s key to a healthy lifestyle. Learn how you and your family can benefit from care at Advanced Chiropractic of Rockville, Maryland.

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