Discover the Power of Manual Therapy for Headache Relief Manual therapy is a cornerstone treatment in physical therapy for cervicogenic headaches. This approach involves hands-on techniques targeting the neck and upper back muscles, joints, and soft tissues. Let’s dive into how these techniques work and their specific benefits. • Soft Tissue Mobilization: This technique focuses on the muscles and surrounding tissues. Our therapists use their hands to massage, stretch, and apply pressure to the soft tissues in the neck and upper back. This helps to release muscle tension, improve blood circulation, and reduce pain. It’s particularly effective for patients with tight muscles contributing to their headaches. • Joint Mobilization: This technique involves our therapists moving your neck joints through their natural range of motion. This mobilization helps to loosen stiff joints, improve flexibility, and reduce pain. • Trigger Point Therapy: Trigger points are tender, tight spots in the muscle. Our skilled therapists apply direct pressure to these points to release tension in the neck and shoulder region. • Cervical Traction: In this technique, therapists gently stretch the neck to decompress the cervical spine, relieving pressure on the nerves to reduce headache pain. These manual therapy techniques are often combined with other interventions like targeted stretches and strengthening exercises for a comprehensive approach. Our goal is to alleviate your headache symptoms and address the underlying neck issues causing them.
If you’ve been struggling with neck pain and headaches, remember that manual therapy can offer significant relief and may be the key to stopping cervicogenic headaches!
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Patient Success Spotlight “Today was my last day of PT at Fyzical- Gold Coast. I had chronic back pain. I have worked with Rachel for several weeks and I feel amazing. My back pain resolved fairly quickly and Rachel worked with me on strengthening exercises to keep me pain free. She listened, she challenged me. She had a way of making me feel like I could do it. I wanted to do it. Each week I felt better and stronger. I know that I will need to continue to follow a regular program at home, but the idea of back pain returning is motivation. I have the tools now. Thank you Rachel for your care, kindness, wit, and patience. I’m going to miss working with you. That’s a good thing. I want to also say that the facility is clean and comfortable. They have equipment and tools to accommodate all levels of physical therapy. Even when there are more than a few folks having therapy I never felt like I was not the focus of my session. The staff is all very professional and friendly, encouraging and often funny (Jen). I witnessed compassion on an occasion or two that really spoke to the level of care provided, from the front desk to the therapists. Top notch.” — E.D. Call 561.331.5508 Today!
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