Prolotherapy for Headaches and Migranes
GOT HEADACHES? MIGRAINES? LEARN HOW CAN PROLOTHERAPY HELP!
By Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D., Board Certified Physiatrist, Founder Of The Prolotherapy Institute
For Headaches And Migraines, Prolotherapy Is A Great Alternative To Surgery In Most Cases
Far too many patients call a bad headache a “migraine headache” when, in fact, it is initiated by spots in the back of the head (occiput), neck, or back. If you are unlucky to have chronic headaches, you may be lucky because these type of headaches can be healed with Prolotherapy treatments.
In my book, Prolotherapy, Living Pain Free, you will see a drawing of the trigger points that can refer pain to the head and cause headaches. These spots are like finding gold to the Prolotherapist.
“Why?” you may be wondering. Well, if collagen growth can stabilize these areas, the headaches can resolve.
Headaches are so common after a whiplash injury or fall on the head. If the ligaments of the neck become lax from injury, headaches from this referral pattern from the neck to the head can often be healed with Prolotherapy injections.
Many people suffer from headaches, and thousands bemoan their lack of ability to do anything about their migraines. Pain medications such as aspirin can do a great deal to help alleviate the pain associated with headaches, but the issue with constantly relying on pain medications is that the medications themselves don’t necessarily do anything for the underlying cause of the headaches. Sure, if you pop some pills you might be able to continue on with your day, but it does nothing for the headache that will crop up tomorrow. Aspirin does nothing to stop the headache from occurring the week after that, or the week after that, and so on.
Even worse, some patients have come to us suffering from “rebound headaches,” which is when individuals take anti-inflammatory medications so much that when they stop taking pills, they get horrible headaches! Obviously, aspirin is not the ultimate solution to terrible headaches, and in many cases the medication may be causing problems on its own merit.
This is where prolotherapy migraine relief can come in handy for so many different sufferers. The first thing that many people who cope with chronic headaches may be unaware of is that the issue might not be a migraine in the first place. The word “migraine” has become synonymous with “debilitating headache” in modern usage, but in reality it refers to a very specific variety of headache. Headaches can be caused by a number of factors, everything from brain tumors to caffeine addiction to an overabundance of tension.
The good news is that prolotherapy can help individuals suffering from all kinds of headaches both alleviate pain and fix the root cause of the headaches. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to wake up in the morning and not suffer from migraines? With prolotherapy, this can be possible!
Another thing that we focus on with our therapy regime is the strengthening of neck and back muscles. Thousands of headaches are caused each day by the fact that the majority of people in the Western world work sedentary jobs and have horrible posture. All of the strain your back and neck endure each day as you sit at a desk gets sent directly to your head. Additionally, even if your posture is perfect, if you have issues with your ligaments anywhere in your body, the pain from this often registers as a migraine-like headache.
With prolotherapy, you can get off the medications and get to the bottom of what is triggering your headaches. With the proper kind of prolotherapy and due diligence to your medical needs, we can assist you in living a pain-free, migraine-free life.
