If you suffer from chronic headaches or migraines in Raleigh or Durham, you are not alone. Almost nine out of ten Americans regularly deal with some type of headache. Some sufferers may only get occasional headaches while others frequently suffer from headaches or migraines. Headaches come in many forms and can be dull and throbbing or sharp and constant. Migraines and headaches sometimes cause incapacitating pain or nausea that is so severe that they can even prevent you from successfully performing your daily activities.

Many people will respond to a pounding headache with pain medications. Others try to ignore the pain or may try to lie down and hope the pain goes away on its own. Some patients may visit doctor after doctor, with no one being able to find the true cause of their pain, or be told that their only option is pain medications or surgery. If you suffer from headaches or migraines in Raleigh or Durham, there’s a better alternative!

Studies Show that Chiropractic Care is Effective Many Types of Headaches

At our local Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center in Durham, NC, researchers released a report in 2001 which found that chiropractic spinal manipulation almost instantly resulted in an improvement for headaches that originated from the neck. Compared to commonly prescribed pain medications, chiropractic adjustments also had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting pain relief. Another study which was published by the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics also found that chiropractic adjustments are an effective therapy for tension headaches. In this study, patients who ceased chiropractic treatment after four weeks still experienced a sustained therapeutic benefit compared to those patients who had only received a commonly prescribed pain medication.

Chiropractic & Wellness Center of Durham Can Help!

At Chiropractic & Wellness Center of Durham, Dr. David Leidich has been helping patients from Durham and Raleigh with migraines and headaches since he first opened the center in 1997. Doctors of chiropractic undergo extensive training to help their patients in many ways besides just back pain and Dr. Leidich is an expert chiropractor who has been highly trained in many kinds of pain management and therapies to reduce pain. Because many types of migraines and headaches originate from a misalignment of the neck and spine, the pain from headaches is often significantly reduced or even eliminated when the natural alignment is restored to the spine through chiropractic care.

If you are suffering from headaches in Raleigh or Durham, don’t wait another day to free yourself from pain! If you are in need of immediate pain relief call us today at (919) 403-1008 or request on appointment online!

At the Chiropractic & Wellness Center of Durham, we take pride in being your Durham or Raleigh chiropractic specialists. We are always on the look-out for new chiropractic and other techniques to help our patients feel better using all natural means that don't require surgery or unnecessary pain medication. Today we would like to tell you a little bit about the benefits of getting massage therapy.

You may already be aware that therapeutic massage is a non-surgical, all-natural technique which can help soothe your racing mind and relax your tired muscles.  What you may not be aware of is that getting a massage actually has many additional emotional and physical benefits. Consider this: even though 2009 marked one of the worst recessions in U.S. history, nearly 9% of US adults received at least one massage during the year.  What is causing people to turn to massage therapy in droves? The answer is that massage can have huge benefits for many different types of patients.

Regular massage therapy has many benefits including:

• Reduces lower back pain
• Decreases the need to use pain medications
• May help enhance immunity 
• Reduces symptoms of whiplash and other car accident pain symptoms
• Decreases feelings of depression and anxiety
• Improves circulation
• Helps reduce muscle spasms and cramping
• May help reduce migraine pain
• May help reduce high blood pressure
• Improves condition of skin including scars and stretch marks
• May help reduce symptoms of constipation

In addition to the long term benefits of getting massage therapy regularly, many patients are surprised to experience benefits after receiving only a single massage session. For example,  a single session of massage can reduce feelings of anxiety and release all-natural pain killers called endorphins. Studies have also suggested that immune function indicators may be improved after receiving a single massage session.

So, what options do you have in Durham or Raleigh for massage therapy? You may not realize that the health care specialists at Chiropractic & Wellness Center of Durham also offer massage for their patients as a great way to compliment their chiropractic care. We believe that every patient deserves to try out massage therapy, so we've made it easy for you to get started. If you want to start experiencing the benefits of massage at the Chiropractic & Wellness Center of Durham, give us a call at 919-403-1008 and schedule an appointment today! 

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