For headaches arising from the neck, known as cervicogenic headaches, Harvey, a chiropractor at 30 South Colonnade in Canary Wharf, checks your neck and upper back before suggesting any treatment.
Yes, headaches arising from the neck are one of the problems chiropractic care can help with. Care usually combines hands-on work on the upper neck and upper back with posture and neck exercises, after a history that rules out other kinds of headache. If your headaches do not seem to come from the neck, you are told so and pointed to your GP.
Cervicogenic headaches typically sit on one side, start in the neck or the back of the head and spread forward, and come with a stiff neck or with movements and postures that bring them on. Telling them apart from other headaches matters, because the right next step differs, so the first visit asks when the headaches started, what sets them off and what you have tried.
Chiropractic care can be one part of migraine prevention. If migraines are your main problem, start with your GP, who can talk through the options for preventing them, and mention any neck stiffness that comes with them.
NHS advice is to dial 999, or get to A&E, for a headache that started suddenly and is extremely painful, or that comes with numbness or weakness, a seizure, confusion, trouble speaking or walking, loss of vision, a rash that does not fade, or a high temperature with a stiff neck, or after a head injury in the last three months. See a GP if you get headaches regularly or one is getting worse. These signs are asked about at the start of a first visit, and any of them leads to a referral to your GP or A&E.
Harvey sees patients at UNTIL Canary Wharf, 30 South Colonnade. A 60-minute first visit is £115 on his published price list, including treatment if it suits you. Book on the first visit form and choose ‘Headaches arising from the neck’.
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It can be. Some people feel achy, stiff or tired for a day or two after treatment, which is common and usually mild. A headache that is severe, sudden or comes with other symptoms needs urgent medical advice. If a headache follows treatment, tell the practitioner who treated you.
Where tension headaches arise from the neck and shoulders, chiropractic care can help with hands-on work and posture exercises. Headaches with other causes are a matter for your GP. At a first visit, Harvey checks which type you have before suggesting any treatment, and tells you if your GP should see you first.
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