Do you suffer with Headaches?
Do you have: Tension Headaches,
Sinus Headaches, or Migraine?
Dr. Bruce's book
discusses common headaches misdiagnosis, and how you can change your treatment
to get the relief you need
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COMMON
TYPES OF HEADACHES
There are a variety of causes of headaches. Some of the most common include migraines, tension, sinus pressure,
and TMJ. If you have had chronic headaches, you have probably tried a
variety of treatments. As a
chiropractor, I have treated hundreds of patients with headaches and observed
much misunderstanding and misdiagnosis.
In this chapter, I will discuss some of the most common misdiagnosed
headaches and what to do about them.
Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. Tension headaches result from muscle
tension, usually in the neck muscles.
These can be thought of as neck headaches. Tension headaches are often correctly diagnosed.
Migraine headaches are commonly diagnosed. However, I find that they are often over-diagnosed. That is, patients often don’t have migraines
when they have been told they do.
Additionally, many patients diagnose themselves with migraines – often
incorrectly. A few key symptoms (not
all the symptoms) that help to diagnose migraines are:
·
One-sidedness (most
migraines are only on one side of your head at a time),
·
Light and sound
sensitivity (i.e. you want to go into a dark room with no sound),
·
Or an aura (a
sensation that you are about to get a headache) that lasts for 10–30
minutes.
These
key symptoms can be accompanied by non-specific symptoms of:
·
nausea,
·
vomiting, or
·
anorexia (loss of
appetite),
and
they can be excruciating.
Sinus headaches are commonly
self-diagnosed - and usually incorrectly.
A sinus headache is caused by pressure built up in the sinuses. This happens when you are sick --
specifically, with a sinus infection. You will have a runny nose, postnasal
drip, and pressure. It will seem as if
you have a very bad cold. I can’t tell
you how many people have no sinus or cold symptoms - none - yet think that they have a sinus
headache.
So what kinds of headache do many of these non-sinus or
non-migraine sufferers have? TMJ
headaches.
TMJ
stands for tempormandibular joint (the name of the jaw joint). The condition is called TMJ dysfunction or
TMD (tempormandibular dysfunction).
Basically, your jaw apparatus is out of balance and the jaw muscles are
in spasm. TMJ headaches are a type of
muscle-tension headache. If you have temple headaches you probably
have TMJ headaches. I don’t care
how many people (or doctors) tell you that you have migraines.
TMJ headaches are misdiagnosed most of the time!!!
(You
can have both types of headaches as well.)
The good news: you can find a
very effective treatment for TMJ headaches in this chapter.
There
are other causes of headaches including cluster
headaches and something called “just headache.” Really! I have had a few patients whose neurologists
have told them they have “just a headache.”
There are headaches caused by medications, hormone imbalances, and more.
It is not the purpose of this chapter to investigate all possible causes. It is
the purpose to enlighten the reader as to the “ins” and “outs” of the most
common headaches.
In the book I
discuss:
·
Signs
·
Symptoms
·
Self-test
·
And treatment
for
·
TMJ
·
Tension
·
And migraine headaches . . .
. . . so
you can get the relief you need.
Click on the links below to learn more details.
- Chapter 1 - Chiropractic
- Chapter 2 - Arthritis
- Chapter 3 - Headaches
- Chapter 4 - Sciatic Pain
- Chapter 5 - Tendonitis & Bursitis
- Chapter 6 - Cold vs. Heat
- Chapter 7 - Knee Pain
- Chapter 8 - Plantar Fasciitis & Achilles Tendonitis
- Chapter 9 - Shoulder & Arm Pain
- Chapter 10 - Ankle Sprain
- Chapter 11 - Sports Injuries
- Chapter 12 - Exercise (to Rehabilitate Injuries)
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millions Americans are faced with migraines daily. Often times, the
source of the migraines are overlooked or even misdiagnosed by
physicians. Dr. Bruce provides great preventative methods and
solutions to these debilitating conditions.
Estella Kim
2nd year
dental student Loma Linda California
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Hello,
my name is Amy Blessinger. I am 37
years old and I have suffered with headaches since approximately 14 years of
age. I experience tension, migraine
and TMJ Headaches. By reading Dr.
Bruce's book "Uncommon Solutions for Common Problems" it has
allowed me to better understand what type of headache I am experiencing and
how I can help obtain relief. These
techniques work! I have incorporated several of the suggestions outlined
in the book, in doing so they have helped to reduce the severity and provide
relief during an episode.
Amy Blessinger, Rancho Cucamonga CA
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