
Do you ever wake up with headaches or wake up in the middle of the night from headaches? If so, you aren't alone. Many of my patients wake up with headaches. After blood pressure, caffeine, and other factors are ruled out, we need to look at how you sleep.
When you wake up, do you find yourself in the fetal position or on your belly? Or lets count the number of pillows you use and how they are used. I am guilty of belly sleeping and used to be guilty of using many pillows. Trust me, its a hard habit to break! VERY HARD! But sometimes necessary. When we have determined how you sleep and fixing it, we need to look at other factors.
Your posture: biomechanical & structural posture. Posture is a HUGE contributor to pain, headaches, neck pain, dizziness, tinnitus and a whole host of other problems.
This posture I am talking about doesn't mean just sitting up straighter. It is the actual shape of your spine regardless of how straight you stand. It also means which muscles are tight and which need strengthened. Pillows-any "fancy, curve correcting pillow"- at this point, in my opinion, a waste of money.
Does every medical professional or chiropractor look at posture: No. Do they know how to treat either of these problems: NO. Does just adjusting, throwing on e-stim pads and ultrasound work for headaches: NO, NO, NO. If it did I would not be as busy as I am. If I had a dime for every time I heard "I've been going to a chiropractor........................." I would be one rich woman!
If you have headaches call the Omaha Headache Clinic today. 402-933-5392
They know headaches!