Cluster Headaches
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Common Conditions - Headaches - Cluster
About Cluster Headaches:
- severe eye pain, or pain above the eye or temple
- lasts between 15-180 minutes
- one of the worst head pain known to man
- "the most painful feeling"
- .4% of the population are affected
- men with more frequency than women with a ratio of 5-7:1
- frequency of 1 every other day to 8 per day
Symptoms:
- tearing
- nasal congestion
- forehead sweating
- facial sweating
- constriction of the pupil
- drooping of the eyelid
Treatments:
- Chiropractic Adjustment-specifically upper neck and skull
- Cold packs
- Hot packs
- Specific Stretching
- Neck Pillow
- Muscle Energy Techniques
- Electric Muscle Stimulation
- Supplementation (depends on the patient)
- Postural Evaluation
- Sleep analysis
- Ergonomic Evaluation
References
| Active Health Chiropractic PLLC Dr. John Hamilton 2323 S. Troy Street , 3-107 Aurora, Colorado 80014 303.766.2357 |
| Active Health Chiropractic PLLC Dr. John Hamilton 2323 S. Troy Street , 3-107 Aurora, Colorado 80014 303.766.2357 |