Headaches & Migraines

We know that if you regularly suffer from Migraine or Headache it can significantly affect your quality of life. It’s common for Migraineurs to have higher rates of depression, anxiety and lower sense of general wellbeing.  Whether you suffer from headache or migraine regularly or only now and again you can reduce, or even fully often resolve your headaches and migraine with specialist physio for headaches and migraines.

Our experts can assess and find out if you have the VERY COMMON underlying condition that can irritate the nerves of the upper neck.  We can help you correct the nerve irritation and you should see results within a few weeks. Here are a few common types of headaches we see in the clinic: 

Persistent headaches that go on for days to weeks are almost certainly related to neck and upper back problems. Nerve sensitivity in the upper neck is often affected by day to day activities, over longer periods of time the sensitivity of these nerves can become heightened leading to headaches. Stress is often a factor but it is not the source of the problem. How do the nerves get sensitive? Why does this cause headache? What can I do to stop this? Find out the answers in our Relieve Migraine & Headache Guide. This is often a straight forward type of headache to resolve and we would love to help you get FAST and EFFECTIVE relief. Often improvements are seen after 1-2 sessions! Find out if we can help relieve your exercise induced headache by requesting a Free Taster Physio Session OR a 10 Min Physio Call Back.

Menstrual Migraine is in the TOP 5 disabling conditions for women. 1 in 4 women experience migraines and up to 60% of those women will experience migraine related to their menstrual cycle. For years the common belief has been that hormone changes are the cause of menstrual migraine. We now know that hormones are not the cause of menstrual migraine or headache the source of the problem is the same as those with Tension Type Headache. We go into detail about the source of what is causing your menstrual migraine AND what can be done to relieve your headache and migraine for good! Simply get our Free Relieve Headache and Migraine guide to find out what is causing menstrual migraine.

What is migraine and why does it kick off after I drink red wine OR eat certain foods like dark chocolate? Why do strong smells trigger Migraine? What can I do to stop having regular migraines? The cause of the migraine is related to the nerves of the upper neck. To find out how these little nerves can cause so much trouble please get the answers in our Free Relieve Migraine & Headache Guide. You don’t have to have neck pain for this issue to be present, it can simply lurk silently in the background. We would love for you to have less Migraines so book online or call 028 703 59592 to book.

If you were in a car accident recently OR even if it was years ago and have experienced occasional OR frequent headache/migraine since, it is extremely likely you have an underlying neck issue. We discuss the COMMON cause of headache and migraine in our Migraine and Headache Guide. After a whiplash injury it is VERY likely that you also have an additional problem to the issue discussed in our guide. You may have an underlying weakness of the very small muscles in the upper neck in response to whiplash. If this problem is not addressed then the headaches and migraines may actually become more frequent as the neck and shoulder muscles become weaker with age. With treatment and rehabilitation you can expect excellent relief from post whiplash related headache & migraine REGARDLESS of how long it’s been since the accident.