Headache Management

Migraines are like a stick of dynamite.

Some people are born with a biochemical makeup that makes them more prone to migraine headaches. This inherited tendency is like a stick of dynamite ready to explode in your brain.

Triggers act like detonators.

People with migraines are often vulnerable to certain external and internal "triggers" that act as detonators to blow up dynamite - resulting in a migraine headache.

People may react differently to the same trigger.

However, the more triggers you experience at one time, the more likely you will get a migraine headache.

Preventive medicines work to stop the detonator fuse from igniting the dynamite.

Preventive medicines can decrease the frequency, intensity, and duration of migraine headaches. ART (active release therapy) in conjunction with gentle spinal manipulation can treat many of the neck problems which trigger headaches.

Acute medicines lessen the impact of the explosion.

These medicines work to relieve the migraine headache pain and associated symptoms.