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99% of headaches are cervicogenic headaches, tension headaches or migraines. A cervicogenic headache is caused by sprains and dysfunction of the joints between the cervical vertebrae causing excess muscle tension. These muscles attach to the membranes of the skull causing a headache. A tension headache is due to stress causing the muscles of the neck to contract. This increase in pressure often causes joints of the cervical spine with sub-clinical strains to become inflamed. Osteopath treatment is very effective at resolving the joint strains and dysfunction and relieving the tight muscles of cevicogenic and tension headaches. The techniques that Philip uses are very gentle and precise and never involve a sudden twisting of the neck. A migraine is caused by a disturbance in the blood flow to the brain. The cause of this disturbed blood flow can be cervicogenic, or biochemical (this includes food sensitivities). Osteopath is very effective at relieving cervicogenic migraines, and sometimes helps biochemical ones. Osteopath treatment can be helpful at preventing both migraines and headaches.
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