Largo Chiropractic Care of Headache and Tips for Headache and Migraine Prevention
Headaches and migraines are never welcome. Headache sufferers are typically quite ready for tips on how to avoid them. Migraine (a primary headache) sufferers over the age of 50 find themselves part of a global community with migraine as a leading cause of disability. (1) Hollstrom & Associates Inc offers some prevention tips and treatment relief suggestions just for our Largo headache and migraine sufferers.
DIET AND WEIGHT
A healthy diet feeds the body and the mind. Researchers have noted that migraine triggers appear in a variety of forms - environmental, hormonal, and dietary. A high-quality diet successfully helps handle migraine. Additionally, and more expressly, women with chronic migraine consumed a poorer quality diet than that of women who experienced episodic migraine. (2) A new study got even more specific with the type of diet beneficial to migraine patients, specifically overweight folks. A very low-calorie ketogenic diet was found to be episodic-migraine preventative. Usefulness was noted within one month of the diet change. (3) Hollstrom & Associates Inc is not recommending that any of our patients start a specific diet now! If a Largo headache sufferer wishes to look into a new diet, Hollstrom & Associates Inc is here to chat and decide which diet (if any special one) is proper.
NUTRITION: Vitamin D
In much the same way, vitamin D supplementation is presented. Vitamin D deficiency has been found in 45% to 100% of migraine sufferers. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant features of vitamin D have initiated a look at including it in the care and prevention of headache and migraine. One study reported that trial doses of 1000-4000 IU per day decreased the frequency of migraine in addition to routine drug therapy. More analysis needs to be completed, but vitamin D supplementation appears promising. (1) Hollstrom & Associates Inc explores the nutrition of each individual Largo chiropractic patient and recommends supplementation when applicable.
CHIROPRACTIC AND INTEGRATIVE CARE
Headaches of all types – primary headaches like migraine and tension-type headache – are frequent complaints brought to the Largo chiropractor. Research reported that complementary and integrative medicine - nutrition, movement (yoga), manual therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, biofeedback, meditation, and mind-body strategies – was beneficial. More specifically, spinal manipulation, chiropractic care, some supplements, diet change and hydrotherapy are reported beneficial for migraine headache. (4)
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Mike Poulin on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who discussed the treatment of headache with chiropractic care of the cervical spine featuring spinal manipulation in the form of Cox® Technic.
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Schedule a Largo chiropractic appointment with Hollstrom & Associates Inc today. Hollstrom & Associates Inc welcomes headache and/or migraine sufferers for preventive and alleviating care like diet modification, supplementation, and Largo chiropractic spinal manipulation.
