Health Blog Category: Headaches
Combat Stress-Related Headaches With Physical Therapy
We’ve all done it: we get that familiar twinge of a headache and go for the Ibuprofen, Advil, or Tylenol. When it comes to stress headaches, though, a tablet isn’t always enough. A stress headache is characterized by a band of pressure around the head, as well as generalized aching and soreness.
Physical therapy treatments, on the other hand, can help you relax and straighten your posture, which will help you feel better.
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Learn How PT Can Help You Find Effective Headache Relief
Headaches are a common problem that can affect anyone of any age. When recurring tension or stress-related headaches make it difficult to get through the day, physical therapy may be required to provide long-term pain relief.
Physical therapy can aid in the treatment of stress-related headaches. As Choose PT states, “there is effective treatment for almost every type of headache.” Working with a physical therapist can help you identify tension-relieving exercises and find long-term headache relief without the use of pain medication.
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Stress-related headaches are also called tension headaches and they are the most common type of headache that impacts people. While they are not as serious as migraines, tension headaches are a sign that something in your body is “off.”
Are stress-related headaches are happening so often that they are impacting your daily life, If your answer is yes, then it’s time to start thinking about physical therapy for relief.
A physical therapist can work with you to determine the cause and eliminate stress-related headaches for good.
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Have you ever seen someone at work or in a difficult situation holding their head? What was your first initial thought? Most of us would assume either that they’re under extreme stress, or that they have a headache.
In fact, you may be right on both counts. Both physical and emotional stress can cause tension headaches. They can also trigger cervicogenic and migraine headaches, both of which can leave you effectively disabled for the remainder of your day.
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Finally, Find Relief for Your Persistent Headaches with Physical Therapy
If stress-related headaches are happening so frequently that they are impacting your daily life, it’s time to start thinking about physical therapy for relief. Stress-related headaches, also called tension headaches, are the most common type of headache that impacts people.
While they are not as serious as migraines, tension headaches are a sign that something in your body is “off.” A physical therapist at Total Care Physical Therapy can work with you to determine the cause and eliminate stress-related headaches for good.
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Millions of people suffer from different types of headaches. A few include sinus headaches, hormone headaches, and migraines. Different types of stress can also play a role in causing headaches. In fact, stress-related headaches are considered one of the most common headaches that people have. It’s important to understand how a stress headache differs from other types, the causes of these types of headaches, and how a physical therapist may be able to help.
What Are Stress-Related Headaches?
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Got a busy life? Can’t find your keys? Did the dog just track in mud on the living room carpet? It’s these little things that add up and affect your ability to cope and can cause you to have a stress-related headache. The next time you have a stress-related headache, don’t reach for the aspirin. Give Total Care Physical Therapy Hillsborough, NJ, a call to schedule an appointment with one of our physical therapists to get rid of your pain.
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Did you know that headaches are the third most common pain complaint throughout the world? They can impact your quality of life and make it difficult to function normally. Luckily, headache relief can be found through physical therapy. Your trained physical therapist will work with you to provide pain relief from headaches, in addition to any other aches and pains you may be suffering from. In this guide, we’ll outline the different types of headaches and the causes for them, in addition to explaining how physical therapy can help.
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Of the four distinct types of headaches — tension, migraine, sinus and cluster — the tension type is the most common. Of course, stress is a natural reaction to stimuli and can keep us safe from danger. Yet an excessive amount of stress can lead to tension headaches. That’s why learning how to handle emotional and physical stress can help reduce the severity and frequency of tension headaches.
If you’re concerned about your headaches, contact us — and read on, for some helpful tips about coping with tension headaches.
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The World Health Organization determines that 47% of the population will suffer from headaches at least one time this year. For many, headaches become a way of life, having to take over-the-counter medication on a frequent basis just to get through the day. However, it does not have to be this way, if you understand some of the fundamental concepts that trigger headaches.
While a headache is in itself a complicated condition that involves the misfiring of thousands of nerve endings, the most common causes of headaches are actually problems with the function of the muscles in the upper neck.