Migraines and headaches are among the most common neurological conditions affecting adults of all ages. A headache is pain or discomfort in any area of the head, including the forehead, temples, back of the head, or one side of the head. Migraines are a more severe form of headache that often involve throbbing pain, pressure in the head, and additional symptoms such as nausea or sensitivity to light and sound. Many people experience daily headaches, tension headaches, or chronic migraines that interfere with work, sleep, and quality of life.
There are several types of primary headaches, including tension headaches, migraine headaches, and cluster headaches. Tension headaches are often described as a tight band or pressure headache across the forehead or back of the head and are commonly linked to muscle tension in the neck and shoulders. Migraine headaches tend to cause pounding or throbbing pain, frequently on one side of the head, and may last for hours or even several days. Chronic headaches and long lasting headaches can signal an underlying pain condition that requires proper diagnosing headaches by a qualified headache specialist or headache physician.
Neck and shoulder muscle tension
Stress and emotional pressure
Sinus or head pressure buildup
Trigger foods and caffeine changes
Bright light sensitivity
Hormonal fluctuations
Nerve irritation or spine strain
Poor sleep and dehydration
Bad posture and ergonomics
Genetic migraine tendencies
Neck muscle tightness
Underlying medical conditions
Family history of migraines
High daily stress levels
Poor posture habits
Irregular sleep patterns
Overuse of headache medicine
Diet with trigger foods
Sedentary lifestyle
Dehydration
Light and noise exposure
Existing health conditions
Throbbing or pounding head pain
Pain on one side of the head
Pressure across the forehead
Back of head aching
Sharp or dull ongoing pain
Severe one-sided headache
Forehead pressure pain
Tight band-like head tension
Nausea and light sensitivity
Headaches lasting several days
Intense throbbing pain
Vision changes or dizziness
Persistent back-of-head pain
Chronic one-sided headaches
Treatments range from conservative treatment to surgery. Our goal is to provide you with the best treatment plan to reduce pain, but these treatments do not change the underlying source of pain. Medical treatments are often used in combination such as: medications, physical therapy programs, and injection therapy.
Treats radiating pain; deposit the medication, typically steroids in the epidural space of the spine.
Targets a specific spinal nerve and deposit medication around the nerve at the point where it exits the intervertebral foramen (bony opening between adjacent vertebrae).
Treat pain stemming from a specific facet joint.
Deposit medication around the medial branches of spinal nerves. The medial branch is a nerve that sends pain signals to the brain from an arthritic facet joint. An injection directed around the medial branch can relieve neck and lower back pain.
Treats pain by lesioning medial branch nerves of the facet joints.
