Can Migraine & Headaches be treated with physiotherapy?

Headaches are a regular occurrence i many or majority of the people and have a noticeable impact on their daily routine  lives. It has been reported that up to 96% of people between 25 and 64 years of age experience headaches at some point in time. 

Yes, it does provides treatment.In fact, physiotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for headaches and migraines. cervicogenic headaches (CGH) or neck headaches is one of the categories of headaches that is most effectively treated in Physiotherapy. Cervicogenic headache pain may be felt in the head, jaw, forehead, ears or back of the eyes, and is referred typically from the top three-neck vertebra. These are headaches that are caused by a painful structure in the neck. If diagnosed properly, then alleviating these headaches can be straightforward, and often dramatically reducing their future occurrences.

A skilled physiotherapist will conduct an assessment with the following goals:

• Ruling out serious pathology as a cause
• Documenting the characteristics of your headaches
• Comparing them to various Criteria for the diagnosis of CGH.

Using this information,a physiotherapist evaluates the likelihood that, headaches are actually caused by neck. If headaches meet this CGH criteria, a physiotherapist will create an appropriate treatment plan to eliminate your headaches.