Migraine Headaches Apex North Carolina
Do you suffer from migraine headaches, or do you know someone who does? Did you just start getting them after years of never even having had a headache? Did you know there are several types of migraines? Did you know it’s possible for a person to start getting one due to chemical changes in their body or for other reasons? The variants of these debilitating headaches are rare, and each one affects a different part of the body for different reasons. Here’s a list of some of the rarer types of Migraines, and why they occur.
Rare Types of Migraine Headaches
Opthalmic Migraine (Ocular or Retinal) – These are characterized by visual impairment such as blindspots or blindness in one eye. They last anywhere from a minute to an hour, and they occur before the actual headache.
Opthalmoplegic Migraine – This originates behind the eye. Symptoms may includes double vision, paralysis of an eye muscle that causes droopy eyes, vomiting, and siezures. These headaches may occur due to an aneurysm or a bulging spot in the brain.
Menstrual Migraine – These are related to women’s menstrual cycles and preceding hormones. Migraines caused by menstruation usually last longer than at other times of the month.
Basilar Migraine (Bickerstaff Syndrome) – Dizziness and Vertigo typically precede the actual headache. Other symptoms are slurred speech, tinnitus, loss of balance, fainting, and loss of consciousness before the headache. They usually occur in adolescent girls and young women, so it is theorized these headaches occur due to hormonal changes.
Abdominal Migraine – These usually occur in children, and they usually last anywhere from one to 72 hours. Concurrent symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and flushing. Though attention deficit problems, clumsiness, or delayed development may also result from this type of headache.
Chronic Migraine (Transformed Migraine) – These occur in people for at least half of the days of the month and many times people get them daily. They usually begin when a person is in their late teens or early 20’s, and the occur more often with time.
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Migraines and Upper Cervical
Many of these migraine related syndromes can be related to head and neck injuries in your past. Head and neck injuries have been shown to misalign the upper neck causing changes in blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow to from and through the brain. These types of misalignments have been frequently associated with migraine syndromes. If you suffer from one of these types of migraines, hopefully now you know a little more about why. Knowledge is a great tool to have, but it’s critical to apply that knowledge. It’s important to seek the care of an upper cervical chiropractor, who can evaluate you to see if there is a misalignment in your upper neck vertebrae.
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