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Too often, people turn to over-the-counter painkillers when they’re struck with a headache. But don’t self-medicate if you’re experiencing constant headaches. And don’t assume that even migraines are incurable. In fact, physical therapy holds many answers if you’ve been living with persistent headaches. Even severe migraine headaches improve after a targeted plan of physical therapy programs and exercises. Discover if physical therapy can help you overcome your headaches; contact Tri Physical Therapy.You may not think of a pain relief specialists as your first line of defense for treating headaches, but in fact, many physical therapy techniques can relieve several different types of chronic headaches, such as tension headaches and migraines.
Headache treatment using physical therapy can be especially effective for headaches that are caused by problems in the musculoskeletal system, such as poor posture, muscle tension, stiffness or disc problems.
Pain in any part of your head, particularly when it occurs frequently, can severely impact your quality of life. Your best PT specialist is always first concerned with getting back your full functioning abilities. Headaches have many possible causes and triggers. Those that are caused by problems with the pain-sensitive structures in your head are known as primary headaches. This type of headache isn’t a sign of underlying disease and often responds well to physical therapy modalities.
Tension headaches may be episodic or chronic. Episodic tension headaches are headaches that usually happen once or twice a month. Tension headaches are considered chronic if they happen 15 times a month — or more frequently.
