Cervicogenic Headaches

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What Are Cervicogenic Headaches?

Considered a chronic condition, cervicogenic headaches are caused by underlying conditions in the neck. They feel like pain radiating up from the skull base or neck. They often affect just one side of the head but can affect both.

Cervicogenic headaches are often steady, constant pain accompanied by a deep ache or stabbing pain and often accompanied by reduced neck mobility and stiffness.

Although not common, they can be accompanied by nausea, blurred vision, and pain in the shoulder and arm on the same side as the headache.

They can last anywhere for several hours and sometimes even days.

Common triggers for cervicogenic headaches include:

Moving the neck in any direction awkwardly or suddenly neck movement
Being in a static position for a prolonged period of time can sprain the neck and spinal joints, irritate the nerves and strain the neck muscles.
Emotional Stress can tighten the neck muscles, reducing motion in the spinal joints and irritating the delicate nerves that supply the head.
Any neck position that is not neutral, whereby the pillow is raised too high, or there isn’t enough support to maintain the normal curve of the neck, can be awkward for the neck and trigger cervicogenic headaches upon waking.
If you have had a previous neck injury from either some kind of whiplash, trauma or repetitive movement of the neck, then this can be a trigger
If you are very active and either your job or hobbies involve a lot of physical activity with a lot of focus on the neck and upper back, this can also trigger.
You can also get cervicogenic headaches from a fracture or tumour in your upper neck spinal joints. This is why our Chiropractors take digital x-rays when clinically necessary to understand the underlying cause.

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What To Do When Cervicogenic Headaches Don’t Subside?

If you’ve ever experienced cervicogenic headaches, then you know deeply this pain interferes with your everyday life.

You feel like it starts as a steady pain at the base of the skull or in your neck and then spreads upward. It might feel like a stabbing pain in certain cases.

You may feel like you’re always walking on eggshells, and you’re not sure whether you’re coming or going, with the answer being no more often than not because you never know when they will strike.

Any sudden movement or pressure, or stressor has the potential to trigger one, and you can only wait for it to subside because you know you can’t get anything done through the pain, nausea, blurred vision, sensitivity to light or sound and pain in the shoulder or arm.

Your whole life is placed on hold as it becomes increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to:

Go to work or perform your job
Drive your car or go to the shops
Care for your kids or grandkids
Engage in exercise or sports
Travel or be out with friends
Enjoy your hobbies and passions

So you try everything you can think of to find relief, but the problem persists & feels like a deep or steady pain at the base of your head you can never loosen or take off.

If you’ve ever experienced cervicogenic headaches, then you know deeply this pain interferes with your everyday life.

You end up frustrated and wondering, “Why won’t the pain and pressure just go away?”

Physical stressors like poor posture and sitting and emotional stressors can trigger that tension and pain, and you can only wait for it to subside because you know you can’t get anything done through the fogginess, headaches, pressure and pain.

So you try to find relief, but the problem persists.

You end up frustrated and wondering, “Why won’t the pain and pressure go away?”

What happens if a cervicogenic headache is left untreated?

When left uncorrected, it can worsen without an appropriate diagnosis and treatment. After 3 months, it can become chronic pain and persist, affecting your quality of life significantly as the things you need to do, want to do or love to do become increasingly difficult and debilitating.

When left untreated, it means more medication use, which can actually lead to further headaches or what is known as medication overuse headaches.

As the pain worsens and frequency increases, mobility of the neck decreases, meaning less movement, muscle weakness, and degeneration of the neck structures. Worsening neck arthritis, disc herniations and narrowing of the holes where the nerves exit the neck to go to the head (stenosis)

In the long term, there is a significantly increased risk of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues due to chronic pain.

Accurate diagnosis, addressing the underlying causes, and spinal correction are vital to correct long-term cervicogenic headaches.

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The Key To Breaking The Cycle

The usual problem people run into is something we call “The Loop.”

This is the constant research, action, failure cycle that seems to stay stuck on repeat as you work your way through:

Each time you try something new, the pain persists or can even get worse.

The most worrying aspect of this cycle is its toll on our physical, emotional, and chemical bodies.

Repeated Physical Stress can increase the risk of further damage.

Repeated Emotional Stress can lower the efficiency of our immune system.
Repeated Chemical Stress from our medications can cause dangerous inflammation.

In reality, treating with painkillers might actually leave you feeling even worse off than you did before and trigger medication overuse headaches.

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The Potential Hidden Dangers Of Treating With Painkillers

You’re tired of reviewing all the self-help options; you’ve exhausted the list of possibilities, so you contacted your GP, who may have referred you to a specialist.

But even then, you’re told the only option you have for true relief is increasingly stronger medications, often NSAIDS or muscle relaxants.

The main reason for this is that the underlying cause of Cervicogenic headaches can vary widely from person to person, making the source more difficult to pinpoint without a specialist.

They are also one of the most common persistent or recurring headache types.

So you either walk away with a vague diagnosis or simple directions to “just take these painkillers and do these exercises.” This inevitably leads to being prescribed stronger and stronger painkillers and muscle relaxants once the effects of the OTC medications cease to be as effective.

But continuously taking painkillers can set off an entirely new wave of health problems.

Such as:

Liver And Kidney Damage
Heart Attacks And Heart Disease
Stomach Ulcers And Bleeding
Poor Blood Circulation
And More

The key to avoiding these potential complications is to seek out the root cause and correct it without relying solely on medication.

Which is exactly what we can offer you.

Cervicogenic Headache Treatment

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Who Are We & How Can We Help?

We are Life Balance Chiropractic, the UK’s #1 family-friendly care provider for exceptional patient excellence.

Our goal is to make your body a better place to live in.

In short, our business is the successful treatment of your cervicogenic headache and lasting cervicogenic headache relief.

Whether it’s:

From the neck joints, muscles or nerves
Or an unknown cause

We can correct it long-term for you.

We do this by offering very accurate diagnosis and examination, which may include x-rays of the neck and then specific corrective chiropractic care and massage therapy through our proven process, carried out by expert practitioners that make up the life balance difference.

Cervicogenic headaches are caused by a problem with the neck’s muscles, nerves, and joints and how they interact; this is what we specialise in. So you in the right hands with us.

Our goal is to unlock comfort and freedom from cervicogenic headaches and bring lasting cervicogenic headache relief to get your life back.

As one of the top multi-award-winning clinics for chiropractic treatment, we ensure a high level of care in patient satisfaction and customer experience.

It is important for us to connect with our patients on a personal level.

That’s why our experienced international team does everything we can to create a pleasant and custom-tailored experience, delivering the best quality care for each unique patient need.

Every time.

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Our Proven Process

Our 4-Step Cervicogenic Headache Treatment Solution For You

Our healing practice is based on a unique 4-step system to ensure you get the best care unique to YOU.

Consult - Your Comfort Is Our Top Priority

During your first visit, we will listen to you and gather your unique health story to discover exactly how your cervicogenic headaches affect your life.

Discover - We Don’t Guess, We Test

This is when we gather the most powerful data about your headache and neck pain symptoms and how they connect with your neck, shoulders and the rest of your spine and body. We check your nerves, muscles and joints to discover the underlying cause of your cervicogenic headaches through our comprehensive structural and nervous system proprietary assessment.

Report - We Analyse Our Results With You

Patient education is an important aspect of the experience. We take as much time as needed to review the results and answer any of your concerns or questions. You are not obligated to work with us at this point, but we will give you expert recommendations for a custom-tailored action plan.

Care - Actioning Your Transformation

If you decide we are a good fit, our professional chiropractors and massage therapists, with decades of clinical experience, will support your health goals and transformation at every step. The care is painless, and it will free up the locked-up joints, nerves, and muscles, restoring a state of ease, unlocking comfort, reducing pain and pressure, and restoring freedom of motion long term. We also ensure you get specific personalised exercises and stretches to help yourself at home.

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You Don’t Have To Know What’s Wrong To Get Help

There are times when multiple issues and symptoms coincide or overlap, especially when considering the different types of headaches and neck pain.

For example:

Some cervicogenic headaches can actually be caused by underlying issues in the spine from a previous neck injury or some kind of trauma. Whereas others from static neck positions, the wrong posture, alignment, and emotional stress, others by the jaw.

We do not expect you to know exactly what is wrong.

But if you bring all your cervicogenic headache symptoms to us, we will help you decipher what has gone wrong and where the problem is and create a custom solution designed specifically for you.

So you can return to a state of ease in your life faster and unlock lasting comfort.

Cervicogenic Headaches

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What Are Cervicogenic Headaches?

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What To Do When Cervicogenic Headaches Don’t Subside?

What happens if a cervicogenic headache is left untreated?

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The Key To Breaking The Cycle

OTC painkillers

Heat or cooling pads

Pharmacists opinions

Unspecific general Neck manipulation

Pain relief patches

Manual massage

Buying “quick-fix” gimmicks

Surgery

Seeking help groups

Nerve Blocks

Mouth Guards

And so many more

Get Natural Lasting Cervicogenic Headache Relief To Finally Reclaim The Enjoyment In Your Life:

The Potential Hidden Dangers Of Treating With Painkillers

Cervicogenic Headache Treatment

Conditions

Who Are We & How Can We Help?

Unlock comfort, Bring Lasting Cervicogenic Headache Relief To Reclaim The Enjoyment In Your Life:

Our Proven Process

Our 4-Step Cervicogenic Headache Treatment Solution For You

Consult - Your Comfort Is Our Top Priority

Discover - We Don’t Guess, We Test

Report - We Analyse Our Results With You

Care - Actioning Your Transformation

Help Alleviate The Cervicogenic Headaches For Good

Unlock Comfort Finally & Regain Your Quality of Life:

You Don’t Have To Know What’s Wrong To Get Help

Bring Lasting Cervicogenic Headache Relief and The Enjoyment In Your Life:

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