HEADACHES

If you constantly pop painkillers for headache relief, you may be masking a deeper issue. Frequent and debilitating headaches often stem from misalignments in the upper neck. Upper cervical chiropractic care could provide the targeted, long-term solution you’ve been searching for.

What’s the Connection Between Your Neck and Headaches?

Your top two vertebrae, the atlas and axis, are uniquely vulnerable to shifting out of alignment. This upper cervical spine region controls the movement and stability of your head. Misalignments here can strain surrounding nerves and tissues. This triggers pain signals that lead to various types of headaches.

How Can an Upper Cervical Chiropractor Help?

Upper cervical chiropractors use precise imaging to detect even subtle misalignments in your upper neck. Gentle adjustments are then used to bring your atlas and axis back into proper position.

By restoring alignment and nerve function, patients experience:

• Less frequent and severe headaches
• Decreased need for medication.
• Improved ability to function normally.
• Relief from associated neck pain
• Overall wellness benefits

Upper cervical chiropractic provides targeted correction to the root cause of many headaches. This means less popping pills for temporary relief.

Why Choose Victory Spinal Care – Cape Girardeau Clinic?

At Victory Spinal Care in Cape Girardeau, MO, our upper cervical chiropractors combine expertise with a gentle, personalized approach. We thoroughly assess your neck alignment and nerve function. Then we develop a customized treatment plan to give you lasting headache relief.

Discover how Cape Girardeau Chiropractors can help resolve the source of your headaches and improve your quality of life. Call now at (573) 334-0100 or fill out this CONTACT FORM.

Footnotes

What percentage of the population suffers from headaches?

Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population. In 2021, 4.3% of adults aged ≥18 years reported being bothered a lot by headache or migraine in the past 3 months with the percentage among women (6.2%) higher than that among men (2.2%).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
Reported by: Julie D. Weeks, PhD, jweeks@cdc.gov; Nazik Elgaddal, MS.