You've probably heard us use the term brainstem sensitization as the underlying cause of chronic headaches and migraines before. So, what does this mean and most importantly, what does it mean in connection to your headaches and migraines?

Hi, I'm Dr. Beth, osteopath here at Melbourne Headache Solutions.

First and foremost, there's a really big difference between acute headaches and chronic headaches. Acute headaches are like you've cracked your neck, you've woken up, you've got a headache, and it disappears in a couple of hours or maybe in a day or so. But you're not really a headache or migraine sufferer. They just pop up occasionally sporadically or, you know, you get dehydrated on like a 30° day, you drink some water, and hey, it disappears.

So, there's a big difference between that and a long-term chronic headache migraine sufferer, where they keep coming back again and again, and again and again, and you just don't know what to do about it. You've had them for months,...