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!