Can chiropractic treatments cause headaches?

Question

i've been seening a chiropractor for 2 weeks and i've been getting headaches in the back of my head - is there any correlation

Answer 1

Every great once in a while, my head will hurt a little after an adjustment. Don't give up on it! If your bones go out of alignment, then chiropractic is your best bet, so that you don't ruin your discs by walking around out of wack.

Answer 2

If they said that there were a lot of things out of place or it has been a long time since you have seen one it is common.

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

probably. especially since the headaches occur in the back of the head. your back gets out of whack for many reasons, but when it does, your muscles along the spine and those that attach to the base of the skull can spasm. realigning the spine also rearranges the muscles to a small degree, and this can put some "stress" at the attachment and insertion points, which could be causing your headaches. this is normal and should subside with continued treatment since over time your muscles should relax into their correct "lay".

if the headaches are not chronic and only occur following treatment then i would think they are most likely related. if, however, they are chronic and do not subside over the next week or two, you may want to consult your doctor.

Answer 4

chiropractic treatments headaches

Answer 5

Yes! I used to have my back and neck done. My Chiropractor told me headaches were common until I was used to the adjustment:)