Boulder Physical Therapy

There are a variety of headache types that people may experience throughout the course of their lives.  In fact, tension headaches are without a doubt one of the most prevalent types of head pain experienced by Americans. Offering physical therapy in Boulder, CO, Boulder Sports Chiropractic is here to help. There are many benefits of treatment with a chiropractor for your headaches, one of the most common being pain relief. Generally with a headache, the patient will experience a 'tightness' or sensation of pressure around the head. The muscles around the neck can become tender, and you will usually feel pain behind the eyes. In most individuals, tension headaches occur in spurts, around 2 or 3 times a month. Normally there is no nausea or vomiting experienced. Interestingly, studies show that females are generally more predisposed to tension headaches compared to men. The most prevailing symptoms to identify this type of headache are muscular tightness or stiffness experienced in the neck, with pain often referring to the forehead or on the lower aspect of the skull. Typically, if life stressors are not altered, these headaches will become chronic in nature.

While there are many causes for headaches, there are 4 major types: Cervicogenic Headaches, Cluster Headaches, Migraine Headaches, and Tension headaches. 

The most commonly seen headache in the Boulder area is a tension headaches. Tension headaches are caused by tight muscles in the back of your head that squeeze on nerves leading to headaches. You can read more about tension headaches in another blog by clicking here.

To read more about Migraine Headaches, click here.

Chiropractor for Headaches

Using chiropractic therapy, tension headaches are primarily treated with Active Release Technique (ART), chiropractic adjustments and corrective exercises to help improve your overall posture. If you think you are in need of physical therapy in Boulder, CO, Boulder Sports Chiropractic is well educated and trained to help you manage your headaches. Along with treatment, we discuss your ergonomic settings and how it may contribute to your headache symptoms, as well as perform a Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) to diagnose the root of the problem. Stress management and relaxation techniques are also implemented during treatment to help prevent recurrence of headaches. Your Boulder Sport Chiropractors, Dr. Alyx Brown and Dr. Steve Brown, have treated many cases involving tension headaches with an extremely high success rate. Contact our chiropractic clinic to make an appointment to get headache pain relief now!