Headaches/Migraines
Migraine headaches are one of the most life altering chronic conditions that a person can experience. They are often described as server throbbing pain or pulsation usually on one side of the head.
Individuals may suffering may experience nausea, vomiting, and a hypersensitivity to light, sounds, and smells. The pain my last for hours to days.
28 million Americans suffer from Migraines a year. Woman experience them 3 times more than men
Many migraine sufferers also may have an accompanying TMJ problem as well and Sleep Disordered Breathing as well.
Many of the same therapies we use in the treatment of TMJ disorders can be employed in the treatment of migraine headaches. Our objectives are to
- Balance the muscles
- Balance the joints
- Balance the teeth
- Control the sensory feedback loops
Treatment Methods Utilized by Facial Kinetics
–Shock Wave Therapy: Newest form of treatment that delivers acoustic high energy waves that accelerate tissue repair, new blood vessel formation, increase collagen production, decrease pain, and release trigger points.
-Ultra-Sound: Used to break up scar tissue deep adhesions
–Manual Muscle Therapy: Used to decrease intensity of trigger points leading to eventual elimination by breaking muscle knots to increase blood flow.
-Micro-Current: Relaxes the muscles to reduce spasm and referral pain. Decreases lactic acid buildup and encourages healthy nerve stimulation.
-Cold Laser: Decreases pain and inflammation and accelerates healing muscle and joint tissue 25-35% faster than normal. Re-connects the neurological pathways to the brainstem, leading to a reduction in pain.
-Trigger point Injections/Dry Needling: Involves the use of a small needle and anesthetic to bring an immediate reduction in pain or to help areas resistant to the non-invasive forms of therapy.
-Botox: Given to help prevent or reduce the incidence of migraine headaches. It injected into the muscles that frequently are at the root of headaches and facial pain. By weakening the strength of the muscles, headaches resulting from the muscle group are reduced.