Spinal Works provide chiropractic treatment in Townsville for headaches, migraines, and head and neck issues that cause tension headaches.

Headaches are extremely common – Headache Australia estimate that there are up to 7 million tension headache sufferers, and 4.9 million Australians who experience migraines. Nearly all those with tension headaches and migraines experience a significant impact on their social activities and work capacity. And yet, headaches are often treated as a symptom, rather than a condition with an ongoing, treatable cause.

Where over-the-counter medication can provide headache relief for temporary tension headaches, chiropractic care is all about finding and treating the underlying causes of ongoing headaches and migraines.

Headaches can be caused from stress, lack of sleep, poor diet, lack of exercise, stress, and dehydration. However, there are also physiological causes for headaches like muscle tension, TMJ, poor posture, a head or neck injury, and back pain.

As Townsville’s leading headache treatment chiropractors, we can identify the source of ongoing headaches and migraines and provide effective and long term treatment. Chiropractic care for headaches will generally involve spinal manipulation, soft tissue release, trigger point therapy, and spinal mobilisation. We will tailor our chiropractic care to meet the needs of your injury – during our initial consultation we conduct a thorough assessment to pinpoint the issue and create a personalised plan for lasting headache relief.

Our Approach to Headache Treatment

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History

We’ll start by going through your health history, history of headaches or migraines, potential causes, lifestyle and exercise habits, and so on.

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Physical Assessment

We’ll do an assessment of your head and neck area to understand where you’re feeling pain, where it’s coming from, and how your muscles in this area are reacting to the headaches.

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Nervoscope

Depending on the suspected source of headaches, we can use a Nervoscope to measure the heat deep within the spine. A Nervoscope is a tool to identify areas of nerve inflammation or pressure, which makes diagnosis easier.

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Static Palpation

Static palpation may also be used to identify those areas of inflammation and tension in the neck, spine, and upper back.

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Motion Palpation

We use motion palpation to assess how the upper back and neck moves to understand where the source of the pain could be coming from.

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Spinal Imaging

Where required, we may request that you get an X-ray on your spine or neck to assess fractures, congenital anomalies, or degeneration.

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