Physical therapy at Gold Coast Physical Therapy plays a crucial role in managing cervicogenic headaches. Our approach is particularly effective as it targets the root cause of the pain. Our therapists will start with a comprehensive evaluation, including your medical history, history of headaches, and a thorough physical examination. Our team will use the most effective treatments to help you resolve your pain and teach you the tools you’ll need to prevent future episodes. Our programs typically include: • Manual Therapy: This involves hands-on techniques, where the therapist manipulates and mobilizes the neck and shoulder regions. It reduces stiffness, improves range of motion, and decreases pain in cervicogenic headaches. • Targeted Stretches: These are specific stretching exercises focused on the neck and upper back muscles. They aim to relieve tension and improve mobility in these areas, thus helping to reduce the intensity and frequency of headaches originating from the neck. • Strengthening Exercises: These exercises focus on building the strength of the neck, shoulder, and upper back muscles. Strengthening these areas can provide better support to the neck, improve posture, and reduce the stress on cervical spine structures. • Postural Corrections: Postural training involves teaching patients how to maintain proper neck and spine alignment, especially during daily activities. Targeting the Source: How Physical Therapy Tackles Cervicogenic Headaches
Our therapy programs also play a vital role in long-term management and help significantly reduce headache frequency and intensity and improve neck function and overall quality of life. You will notice less stiffness and greater ease in neck movement, along with reducing or eliminating the headaches altogether. The key to maintaining these improvements is continuing to do the exercises and techniques learned during therapy sessions and integrating them into daily routines to ensure long-term benefits and prevent future cervicogenic headaches.
Recipe of The Month: Vegan Meatloaf
• 1 c. panko bread crumbs • 1/4 c. freshly chopped parsley • 2 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce • 1 Tbsp. vegan Worcestershire sauce • 1/4 c. ketchup • 1/4 c. barbecue sauce • 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper
Ingredients: • 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil • 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped • 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped • 1 c. finely chopped baby bella mushrooms • 2 (15-oz) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Directions: Preheat oven to 375º and line a 5”-x-8” loaf pan with parchment paper. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion, celery, carrot, and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and most of the liquid has cooked out, 6 to 8 minutes. Using a potato masher in a large bowl or food processor, mash the chickpeas until a rough paste forms. Transfer to a large bowl if using a food processor. Add cooked vegetables, bread crumbs, parsley, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce to the bowl with chickpeas. In a medium bowl, whisk together ketchup and barbecue sauce. Add half of this mixture to the bowl with the chickpeas. Season with paprika, salt, and pepper, and stir until all ingredients are evenly incorporated. Transfer chickpea mixture to prepared loaf pan, packing the mixture in gently. Smooth top, then brush with half of the remaining ketchup mixture and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, brush with remaining ketchup mixture, and bake 30 minutes more. Let cool 10 minutes, then garnish with parsley and serve.
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