Fernandina Beach Chiropractic Care of Headache and Tips for Headache and Migraine Prevention
Headaches and migraines are never welcome. Headache sufferers are usually very open to tips on how to avoid them. Migraine (a primary headache) sufferers over the age of 50 find themselves members of a global community with migraine as a foremost cause of disability. (1) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers some prevention tips and treatment relief ideas especially for our Fernandina Beach headache and migraine sufferers.
DIET AND WEIGHT
A healthy diet feeds the body and the mind. Researchers have discussed that migraine triggers appear in a variety of forms - environmental, hormonal, and dietary. A high-quality diet effectively helps control migraine. Further, and more expressly, women with chronic migraine ate a lower diet quality than that of women who experienced episodic migraine. (2) A new study got even more specific with the type of diet beneficial to migraine patients, specifically those who are overweight. A very low-calorie ketogenic diet was revealed to be episodic-migraine preventative. Usefulness was noted within one month of the diet change. (3) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is not recommending that any of our patients start a certain type of diet now! If a Fernandina Beach headache sufferer wishes to explore a new diet, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is here to chat and determine which diet (if any special one) is appropriate.
NUTRITION: Vitamin D
The same goes for vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D deficiency has been documented in 45% to 100% of migraine sufferers. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant characteristics of vitamin D have initiated a look at including it in the care and prevention of headache and migraine. One study reported that trial doses of 1000-4000 IU per day reduced the frequency of migraine including the routine drug therapy. More analysis needs to be done, but vitamin D supplementation seems encouraging. (1) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic explores the nutrition of each individual Fernandina Beach chiropractic patient and recommends supplementation when appropriate.
CHIROPRACTIC AND INTEGRATIVE CARE
Headaches of all varieties – primary headaches like migraine and tension-type headache – are common complaints brought to the Fernandina Beach chiropractor. Research stated that complementary and integrative medicine - nutrition, movement (yoga), manual therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, biofeedback, meditation, and mind-body strategies – was helpful. More specifically, spinal manipulation, chiropractic care, some supplements, diet change and hydrotherapy are reported beneficial for migraine headache. (4)
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Mike Poulin on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who presented treating the cervical spine with Cox® Technic for the management and relief of headache.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule a Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic today. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic welcomes headache and/or migraine sufferers for preventive and alleviating care like diet modification, supplementation, and Fernandina Beach chiropractic spinal manipulation.
