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 Migraine Headache
What it Feels Like
People who suffer with migraines describe a throbbing pain on one side of the head.
Nausea and sometimes vomiting may accompany the pain and symptoms are often preceded by
sensitivity to light and sound. Vision disturbances (known as an aura) are experienced by
one out of five people with migraines. Migraines occur more frequently in women than in
men.
What Causes Migraines
While the cause of migraines is unknown, recent studies indicate that the pain results
from inflammatory changes in blood vessels induced by activation of certain nerves. One
theory is that migraines are due to a vulnerablility of the nervous system to sudden
changes in your body or in the environment around you.
It has been shown that certain foods trigger migraine headaches. Alcohol, especially
red wine and foods containing MSG and foods that contain tyramine have been reported to
trigger migraines.
Additional triggers include: Hormones—fluctuating estrogen levels may play a role
in women’s migraines. too much or too little sleep, stress and anxiety, environmental
factors such as temperature changes, bright or fluorescent lights, compuer screens and
high altitude.
Also Mirgaines may originate from back and neck injuries sustained in auto, sports or
other injuries.
What to do about Migraines
Treatment for Migraines often involves changes in diet, exercise and lifestyle.
Prescription and non prescription medications are available as well. Patients in a small
clinical trial responded dramatically to chiropractic adjustments. With Chiropractic
adjustments, frequency of Migraine episodes was reduced by 90%, The duration of each
episode was reduced by 38% and the use of medication to treat migraines was reduced by
94%.
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