People who suffer from migraine headaches often describe the sensation as feeling as though their head is about to explode. Migraine headaches are very common and medical science is still not sure what causes certain people to be prone to these debilitating headaches. Migraine headaches account for millions of doctor visit’s a year and it is estimated to cost about 400 million dollars in over the counter pain medications, many of which do very little to alleviate the symptoms of migraine headaches. Because people cannot find relief for this condition through traditional medicine, many turn to physiotherapy to relieve migraines and headaches. In the past few years, physiotherapy has proven to be an effective way to alleviate the tremendous pain caused by migraine headaches.
There are many different types of headaches and all have different causes. Tension headaches are very common and usually induced by stress . Many physiotherapists rely on massage therapy to easy away tension that builds up in the upper back and neck that causes tension headaches. Massaging the temples in a certain manner can also relieve the pain. While it sometimes takes hours for medications...