A lot of women present to our clinic, describing that their headaches and migraines get worse around the time of their period. But what actually is it that causes the spike in the headaches and migraines and what can you do about it?

Hi, I'm Dr. Katie and I'm an osteopath here at Melbourne Headache Solutions. Today I'm here to talk to you about hormonal imbalances and how they can be affecting your headaches and migraines.

Hormones can affect you in two ways. The first one is that hormones can act as a trigger, just like red wine, cheese, and chocolate can affect certain people. This means that every time your period comes around, your hormones will set off a headache or migraine. If the cause of your headaches and migraine is treated, however, these hormones can no longer act as a trigger causing you these attacks. In this instance, your neck is most likely the problem and needs to be treated, which is what we do here in the clinic. And the second way that your...