Solving the Pain of Cluster Headaches Naturally

Cluster headaches are one of the most painful types of a headache a person can experience.  They usually occur quickly and without warning, leaving the sufferer with excruciating sharp pain on one side of the head, neck, and face.  Cluster periods come and go – most people with episodic cluster headaches may have a cluster period lasting between one week and one year followed by a headache-free period of remission that may last as long as a year.  An estimated 1 in 1000 people worldwide are affected, and those people have few options for pain relief.   

Researchers in Norway have been utilizing injections of Botulinum toxin, or Botox, to treat cluster headaches in an attempt to reduce their frequency and severity.  Patients in the trial received a Botox injection through the nasal cavity with hopes of affecting nerve cells behind the eye that are responsible for carrying pain signals.  While preliminary results show that the frequency of attacks was reduced, this procedure is surely not without its risks. 

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People looking for a safer, less invasive way to try and understand the root cause of their cluster headaches have been turning to upper cervical chiropractic for answers.  In Calgary, Dr. Bohemier looks to the top two vertebrae in the neck for misalignments that may be triggering cluster headaches as well as other headache types.  A misalignment in this area puts stress and pressure on the brainstem that is protected by the uppermost vertebrae in the neck.  The brainstem, a neurologically rich area, handles many of the automatic processes that occur in our bodies at all times.  Dr. Bohemier uses a specific technique to analyze for and correct misalignments in this area to restore normal function to the nervous system.  By doing so, many conditions such as cluster headaches are allowed to heal naturally. 

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