Is it actually your sinuses causing the pain or is it a headache or migraine?

Uncategorized Dec 04, 2020

Pain in the face/sinus region? Is it actually your sinuses causing the pain or is it a headache/migraine ?

Dr. Beth (osteopath) explores the topic and explains it all.

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Treating TMJ can not only improve jaw health but it can also help to decrease headaches/migraines.

Uncategorized Dec 02, 2020

We see lots of patients coming in with jaw pain, clenching and grinding issues in association with their headaches/migraines . Treating the jaw can not only improve jaw health and decrease jaw pain but it can also help to decrease headaches and migraines .

Dr. Helen (osteopath) tells us all about it and gives us some exercises to help improve your jaw .

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Do you get dizzy with head movements? and what you can do about it?

Uncategorized Nov 27, 2020

Dizziness is such a common symptom that we see at the clinic and one that is often misdiagnosed and mismanaged, leaving people putting up with symptoms for longer than what they need to. 

Most people related dizziness to their ears, but your sense of balance is a complex interaction between so many parts of your body including your ears, eyes, neck, brain and the many nerves that connect them all together.

Your ears do much more than just help you listen in here, they play an important role in helping you keep your balance as well, however, when there is a problem with your ears, you can lead to feelings of uneasiness, dizziness, nausea, and it can feel like everything around you are spinning, often it can be hard to find what the triggers are. Often leaving people feeling very anxious and afraid to do basic tasks, so what causes this and most importantly, what can we do help it.

Now that in a part of your ear has a series of fluid field canals. The direction, speed and...

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How do different types of drinks affect headaches and migraines?

Uncategorized Nov 27, 2020

Your hydration status has a lot to do with general health, but in particular, can significantly affect your headaches and migraines. The effect on headache and migraines differ depending on the chemical composition of the fluid consumed and the effect on the body. Here we go through many of the common drinks consumed by people and the effect that they can have on headache and migraine sufferers, both good and bad. 

 

Water

Water is the most abundant resource on the planet, and even better, it's free! The average adult should be consuming around 2 litres of water per day, depending on the individual. Most people don't consume enough water and often feel the effects of dehydration. By the time you are feeling thirsty, you are already dehydrated. Dehydration happens when you lose fluid faster than you can replenish it with drinking or eating fluid-rich foods. Dehydration can be a trigger for headaches and migraines, but can also be a headache in itself because your body...

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New persistent daily headaches: What are they? What can we do about them?

New persistent daily headaches can be slightly terrifying or even terrifying when they come on because one day, you don’t have any kind of headache but then all of a sudden, now you’ve got a headache all day every day. So, we’re talking about where do they come from, what are they, and most importantly, what can we do about them?

Hi! I’m Dr. Beth. Osteopath here at Melbourne Headache Solutions.

Chronic headaches or this new persistent daily headache, they’re essentially a threshold problem. So, with these headaches, they come on when you have reached your certain threshold and all of a sudden, the headache has now started switching on. Now, your threshold is different to my threshold, which is different to the next person’s threshold. So, essentially, we have these building blocks that contribute and build up until essentially we have reached our threshold where the headaches will turn on. Now, what are these building blocks that contribute to...

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How does the back relate to headaches/migraines?

Uncategorized Nov 18, 2020

Dr. Johnathan (osteopath) explains how, although the rest of the spine does not directly cause headaches/migraines, it can either negatively or positively influence the top 3 joints of the neck (the headache/migraine joints ) thereby increasing or decreasing your pain. Watch to find out how and how you can work to decrease your pain

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5 Don'ts when experiencing a HEADACHES/MIGRAINES.

Uncategorized Nov 17, 2020

5 things NOT to do for your headaches and migraines

After consulting with thousands of migraine sufferers we have learnt a few things about what NOT TO DO for headaches and migraines.   These 5 things might be simple and obvious to some, or maybe not, but it's important to understand that they can have a significant impact on you and your migraines. 

We know that the underlying cause of migraines is brainstem hypersensitivity, so anything that adds to the brainstem being sensitised is going to increase your risk of a migraine.  It all adds up, a little here and a little there and before you know it you have a migraine coming on.  That’s why it can be tricky to figure it out by yourself as most people are looking for the ONE thing that will help.  That being said, these 5 things are best avoided if you suffer from migriane.  

1. Don't sleep on your stomach - when you sleep on your stomach you have to rotate your head to one side which puts...

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Improving your gut microbiome to help your migraines

Uncategorized Nov 16, 2020

A lot of headache and migraine sufferers also experience gastrointestinal issues such as IBS or coeliacs disease . But did you know that improving your microbiome of the gut not only helps improve gastrointestinal conditions but it can also help to improve headaches and migraines? Dr. Helen (osteopath) tells us all about it and how to support a healthy microbiome to help improve your headaches/migraines!

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Pregnancy and Menopause Can Affect Your Headaches and Migraines

Uncategorized Nov 12, 2020

There can be a lot of questions about how pregnancy and menopause can cause headaches and migraines. Thus, learning and understanding these changes and how they affect our well-being is necessary to prevent further confusion. 

When you go through pregnancy or menopause, there are so many hormonal changes that are going through your body, which may later result in headaches and migraines. Going through these changes can cause various factors to fluctuate, such as:

  • Changes in our body may have a positive effect resulting in relief from headaches and migraines
  • Changes in our body may get worse, which we don't want to happen
  • There will be no changes at all

Many people have been experiencing these symptoms from their teens or their early 20s. Although their doctors would advise them not to worry since headaches or migraines will eventually subside, for some people, it isn't the case. They still experience discomfort during their pregnancy or the menopausal stage. 

Some people...

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Eyes and dizziness can lead you to feel anxious and overwhelmed. And what can we do to help it?

Uncategorized Nov 09, 2020

It is so common that when you are experiencing dizziness that visual stimulus becomes triggering, such as looking at screens or walking into a busy shopping centre, leaving people feeling anxious and overwhelmed. But why is this and what can we do to help it? Dr. Kevin (osteopath) explains .

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