With the Migraine Research Foundation reporting that migraine headaches affect 38 million people in the United States (more than diabetes and asthma put together), it's no surprise that Silver Chiropractic & Wellness treats a lot of headache sufferers in our Jacksonville office. Eventhough some folks try to relieve migraine pain with drugs, chiropractic is a great, all-natural approach that usually provides positive results.
For instance, one report published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics involved 127 patients ranging in age from 10 to 70-years-old who suffered with frequent (at least monthly) migraines. Each subject received up to 16 chiropractic sessions. The subjects noted that their headache frequency, duration, and disability two months before the study began, during the duration of the sessions (which was two months), and two months post-treatment.
What the authors discovered is that chiropractic adjustments reduced the frequency, duration, and disability of the migraine pain when compared with the control subjects who didn't receive chiropractic. In addition, this allowed them to take less medication for the pain, providing them an all-natural solution for a chronic problem.
Another paper found that a combination of chiropractic and neck massage reduced migraine pain almost 68%.
If you have migraine pain and are looking for relief, call Silver Chiropractic & Wellness today and request an appointment in our Jacksonville chiropractic office. We'll do what we can to help you become pain-free!
Sources
Migraine Fact Sheet. Migraine Research Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.migraineresearchfoundation.org/fact-sheet.html on November 2, 2015
Noudeh Y et al. (2012). Reduction of current migraine headache pain following neck massage and spinal manipulation. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork;5(1):5-13
Tuchin P et al. (2000, February). A randomized controlled trial of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for migraine. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics;23(2):91-5
Dr. Rita Hanania, D.C.
Dr. Rita is a Jacksonville native and graduate from the University of North Florida with a bachelors degree in health science. Her passion for helping others led her to pursue her Doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Port Orange, Florida where she graduated as Salutatorian of her class.
Dr. Rita utilizes a whole person approach and tailors each patient's care to their specific needs. She specializes in a variety of techniques, but not limited to, instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, diversified, gonstead, flexion and distraction, thompson, and activator. In addition, Dr. Rita is fluent in Arabic which allows her to provide comprehensive chiropractic care to the Arabic-speaking community.