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Upper Cervical Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment in Brisbane

• Posted in Head Pain Disorders on Jul 20, 2020

Trigeminal neuralgia is widely regarded as being one of, if not THE most painful neurological condition known to human kind. If you have ever gotten a grain of sand or eyelash in your eye, you know how unpleasant that is. … But now imagine that it never goes away.

Dizziness - A never-ending roller coaster

• Posted in Balance Disorder on Jul 13, 2020

Constant and persistent dizziness is one of the most emotionally and physically draining symptoms that any human being can suffer. On the outside, you look normal. What’s more frustrating is that even when you have tests - blood tests, CTs or MRIs - there results all pretty come back as being “normal.” 

Cerebral Palsy - A large coverage term

• Posted in Nervous System Disorders on Jul 06, 2020

What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral palsy is the collective name for brain injuries that occur pre-, during, or shortly after birth. Typically, such brain injuries occur in the first year of life and affect normal neurological development. However, depending on how large and wherein the brain the injury has occurred, the complications associated with cerebral palsy are extremely broad. within the first year of life. 

Chiropractic Self Adjustment...

• Posted in Chiropractic on Jun 30, 2020

How do you do a chiropractic self-adjustment? Let me ask you an odd question: can a cardiologist do their own open-heart surgery? The obvious answer is “No.” And it’s the same answer with doing a chiropractic adjustment on your own. You can’t do it… plus it’s a bad idea in the first place.

Migraine Triggers - Cause or Effect?

• Posted in Head Pain Disorders on Jun 22, 2020

Are you treating the cause or just the effects? Migraine triggers are common: lights, odors, stress, physical tension. However, these triggers are seldom the true cause of migraines. They are simply the things that trigger the pain.

What you need to know about migraines in women

• Posted in Head Pain Disorders on Jun 15, 2020

Hormones may TRIGGER migraines … but that does NOT always mean they are the CAUSE of migraines in the first place. Both women and men experience migraines. However, migraines tend to be 3x more common in women. Researchers believe that estrogen is one of the key factors.

The pressure at the back of my Head

• Posted in Head Pain Disorders on Jun 08, 2020

What does pressure at the back of your head mean? “Why do I have pressure at the back of my head?” The pressure at the back of your head may be a sign of a mechanical blockage at the base of your skull involving your C1 or atlas vertebra.

What does it mean if I have pain on top of the head?

• Posted in Head Pain Disorders on Jun 01, 2020

Is it a nerve or a muscle causing pain on top of my head? Pain on top of the head is often referred to as pain, which means that the source of the problem is coming from somewhere else … and the most likely source is from your upper neck!

Chronic Earaches but not an Infection

• Posted in Head Pain Disorders on May 26, 2020

“What if my doctor can’t find why I have an earache?” There are many potential reasons you can have an earache even though it isn’t infected. One of the major causes could be your upper neck.

Post-concussion syndrome and your C1 vertebra

• Posted in Head Pain Disorders on May 18, 2020

“What’s your neck got to do with it?” The symptoms of post-concussion syndrome are identical to a whiplash injury involving your cervical spine (aka neck).