Most of us have experienced the pain of a tension headache, and some of us have even experienced the intense pain of a migraine.
Fortunately, most headaches like these don’t happen often. They also don’t tend to last for more than a few hours or a day at the most. However, if you need chronic headache treatment, you may have been dealing with headache pain on a consistent basis for days or even months.
Why getting chronic headache treatment is vital
Getting chronic headache treatment is important because these headaches aren’t like milder, short-duration headaches. Pain is, in general, caused by some sort of injury to a part of the body, which causes your nerves to send out pain signals. In most mild cases, the pain will fade over time as the injury heals.
On the other hand, chronic pain continues for weeks, months and even, in extreme cases, years. In fact, chronic pain is something that 50 million Americans deal with daily, and one of the most common types of chronic pain is chronic headaches.
Possible causes of chronic headaches
When it comes to treating chronic headaches, you must first know where your pain starts. Chronic headache pain is also called nociceptive pain, which is pain that originates in your muscles, tendons and other soft tissue.
The cause of many chronic headaches is an injury of the muscles or tendons in the neck, shoulders or upper back. It may also be caused by soft tissue that poor posture has pushed out of place.
Treatment options that physical therapists offer for chronic headaches
No matter which issue is causing your chronic headaches, physical therapy is an excellent treatment option for it. Our physical therapists can build you a treatment plan that’s specific to your needs. They’ll also typically include multiple therapy techniques in your plan. Some of the most commonly used therapy technique for chronic headaches are:
- Manual therapy
- Spinal stabilization
- Therapeutic exercises
- Aquatic therapy
Border Therapy Services offers chronic headache treatment
Searching for relief from chronic headaches? Look no further than our team of therapy specialists at Border Therapy Services. We offer free screenings that can reveal the specific cause of your chronic headaches. Our therapists also excel at creating personalized therapy plans intended to reduce your headache frequency and pain.
Do your headaches have you stuck at home? No problem! Our team offers virtual care and at-home therapy services that you can use without leaving your home. In addition, you can start using our therapy services for your headaches without a doctor’s referral.
Contact us today for more information about how we can treat your headaches or to schedule your free screening.