Headache
Headaches are one of the more common and debilitating conditions affecting our community. Incidence is likely to increase due to our sedentary lifestyle, work and study dominated by computers, and our addiction to mobile phones.
Physiotherapy can help with many headache conditions. These include tension headaches, cervicogenic headaches, and migraine. A cervicogenic headache is pain experienced in the head or face that is referred from structures in the neck. It is usually felt on one side and can be anywhere from the forehead and temple, to the eye are, jaw or neck.
There is a growing body of research implicating the upper neck spinal segments as contributors to headache as well as migraine. Tension in muscles of the shoulder girdle, neck, and face are also commonly involved.
How can physio help with my headaches?
At RHP Physiotherapy we have a unique set of skills to help with headaches contributed to by the muscle and skeletal system. These include
- Postural analysis.
- Biomechanical assessment of spinal, shoulder girdle, and whole-body movements.
- Highly skilled handling of muscles and joints to assess for muscle tension, movement restriction, or joint blockage.
- Safe and gentle hands-on treatment techniques to free muscles and normalise joint behaviour.
- Simple, specific and effective exercises to correct body imbalances and provide long term improvement.
- Expert education and guidance to ensure you understand your bodies needs and become empowered to a more comfortable life.