The Tribune

By Dr. Kelly Kramp, Life Chiropractic Centre

Studies have shown that roughly a third of all people suffer from headaches. The causes of headaches are many; they include such things as spinal misalignment, certain foods, toxic fumes, preservatives and alcohol.

Unfortunately, our society in the past has taken numerous drugs to fight off the pain associated with headaches, instead of trying to remove the cause of these headaches. However, we are moving into a time where society is tired of just simply fighting off their symptoms and they are starting to look for the causes.

Since natural health approaches are designed to look for the root cause of health problems, you are capable of eliminating your headaches, or dramatically reducing the occurrence and frequency of these headaches by simply investigating what natural health doctors have to offer.

Spinal misalignments (subluxations) in the upper neck region are shown to be involved in up to 80 per cent of all headaches. When there is a loss of the normal range of motion of the vertebrae in the upper neck region, nerves that feed to either the front, sides, back, or top of the head get impinged, which produce headaches.

Recent research at Harvard Medical School and at the University of Odense, Denmark has shown that chiropractic treatments can dramatically decrease the frequency and length of headaches as well as the number of painkillers needed for relief. With a proper spinal and neurological examination, a chiropractor can determine if any person has spinal subluxations and nerve blockage which are producing their headaches.

Besides spinal and neurological care, chiropractors are professionally trained to look at the need for nutritional changes, stress management, stretching, and exercise.

As we move into the next decade, no doubt we will see a continuation of a wellness trend where people are increasingly searching for natural methods to remove the causes of their health problems.