La Grande Chiropractic Care of Headache and Tips for Headache and Migraine Prevention

Headaches and migraines are unwelcome visitors. Headache sufferers are usually very ready for tips on how to prevent them. Over 50 years of age, sufferers of migraine, a primary headache, find themselves part of a global community with migraine being a leading cause of disability. (1) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC offers some prevention tips and treatment relief ideas just for our La Grande headache and migraine sufferers.

DIET AND WEIGHT

A healthy diet feeds the body and the mind. Researchers have noticed that migraine triggers appear in many different forms - environmental, hormonal, and dietary. A high-quality diet successfully helps manage migraine. Further, and more specifically, women with chronic migraine ate a lower diet quality than that of women who had episodic migraine. (2) A new study got even more specific with the type of diet helpful to migraine patients, specifically overweight folks. A very low-calorie ketogenic diet was found to be preventive of episodic migraines. Effectiveness was observed within one month of the diet change. (3) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is not recommending that any of our patients start a particular diet now! If a La Grande headache sufferer wants to look into a new diet, Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is here to chat and decide which diet (if any special one) is appropriate.

NUTRITION: Vitamin D

In much the same way, vitamin D supplementation is presented. Vitamin D deficiency has been reported in 45% to 100% of migraine sufferers. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant features of vitamin D have opened its supplementation to considered inclusion in the care and prevention of headache and migraine. One study reported that trial doses of 1000-4000 IU per day reduced the frequency of migraine in addition to routine drug therapy. More analysis needs to be done, but vitamin D supplementation appears promising. (1) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC explores the nutrition of each individual La Grande chiropractic patient and suggests supplementation when appropriate.

CHIROPRACTIC AND INTEGRATIVE CARE

Headaches of all varieties – primary headaches like migraine and tension-type headache – are common complaints brought to the La Grande chiropractor. Research reported that complementary and integrative medicine - nutrition, movement (yoga), manual therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, biofeedback, meditation, and mind-body strategies – was helpful. In particular, spinal manipulation, chiropractic care, some supplements, diet change and hydrotherapy are reported beneficial for migraine headache. (4)

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Mike Poulin on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who discussed the treatment of headache with chiropractic care of the cervical spine featuring spinal manipulation in the form of Cox® Technic.

CONTACT Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC

Schedule a La Grande chiropractic appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC welcomes headache and/or migraine sufferers for preventive and relieving approaches like diet modification, supplementation, and La Grande chiropractic spinal manipulation.