July, 2020
NEWSLETTER
GAIN RELIEF FROMHEADACHESWITH PHYSICAL THERAPY
Whether you have pain or have been suffering for a long time, seeing a physical therapist at Appalachian Physical Therapy, Inc. can help you return to a more active and pain-free life. Give us a call at: • Broadway: 540-901-9501 • Harrisonburg: 540-209-8977 • Pinehurst: 910-215-0541 with a cerebral aneurysm that if not treated as a medical emergency would have been fatal. So now that I have your attention, I will be referring to the category of primary HA’s and mainly tension HA’s. I say this with tongue in cheek as we have treated a lot of HA’s that have been diagnosed as migraines that when treated have gone away completely. This should bring to your attention that not all HA’s are alike and react the same. It can be very difficult finding the cause or the root of the problem with some people. They may be having migraines that are caused by another trigger that can be controlled. The list goes on and on so again I will concentrate on tension HA’s. Dr. Janet Travell has several good books with illustrations on each muscle in the body (about 650). She spent her lifetime working with each muscle independently figuring out the referral patterns and intensity caused by abnormal tension within each of them and what that looks like in patients. Knowing referral patterns for each muscle is paramount in the treatment of tension HA’s. I can think of no other books on the market today that illustrates this any better. I believe her books were first printed in 1983 1 . (continued inside)
I have been involved with treating folks with headaches (HA’s) a very long time. It never ceases to amaze me when I have patients come into the office with tension in their neck or facial musculature that would be prone to having headaches and have them state they have never had a HA in their
lifetime. Really!! HA’s are reported to be one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical attention and affects the vast majority of adults in their lifetime. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that almost half of all adults worldwide will experience headaches in any given year. The International Headache Society (IHS) categorizes HA’s into two sections; primary when they are not caused by another condition and secondary when there is another underlying cause. Types of Primary HA’s are migraines, cluster and tension HA’s. Secondary HA’s include things like a brain tumor or bleed, stroke, concussion, carbon monoxide poisoning and the list goes on. One thing is for certain; if you are experiencing a HA that is the worst HA of your life, get medical help IMMEDIATELY! It could save your life. There have been many cases where spouses have called 911 when this has happened only to find a problem
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