Cervicogenic Headaches

Cervicogenic Headache Headaches are extremely common in today's society, and while you may consider them a normal part of life, they don’t need to be. Infact, they are a sign your brain has reduced oxygen supply. Cervicogenic HA’s are the most common form of Headache Headaches can come on after trauma, but are more commonly the result of years of poor posture. A human head weighs approximately 5 kg and when the head is forward that weight increases exponentially the forces in our neck and its joints. Cause: Over time, forces on the neck squash the synovial fluid (joint lubricant) out of the joints of the cervical spine. Eventually the fluid in the joints decrease to a point where the joints can scratch together (this causes neck pain). Your body responds by tightening up the muscles over the joints to limit joint movement thereby limiting the scratching within the joints. Because a tight muscle is thicker than a loose muscle, extra pressure gets placed on the blood vessels taking oxygen to your brain. Like squashing a hose this restricts the blood flow with oxygen to the brain and that's what a cervicogenic headache is. Treatment: Our treatment process

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Tossing and turning in bed?

Tossing and turning in bed? Waking frequently? Waking tired? If your joints lose their “lubricant” they literally grind and cause pain. If this occurs, your body compensates 24/7 and that’s often why you can’t rest properly. Like riding a bicycle with a squeaky wheel, it’s only going to get worse. So you put some lubricant on the squeak and it stops. With your body, we “pop” your joints apart to get the “lubricant” back inside and SURPRISE SURPRISE, you’re sleeping 💤 better, feeling better and happier!!!

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Pain linked to Depression

Much research has been conducted into the link between pain and depression. Chronic pain leads to depression and depression leads to a greater pain response. This link has been conclusively established. In my experience in clinical practice, I have seen hundreds of patients who have been putting up with pain for many weeks, months and even years. This negative effect on the mind over time leads to most people becoming increasingly negative and depressed. And these feelings are accelerated when the person can not find a solution. As a wholistic healthcare professional, we look at all aspects of a patient's condition, because treating all aspects of a patient's condition means far better success. Last month I treated a female who had a been involved in a car accident late last year. Her history revealed that she had suffered a whiplash injury as a result. She was given pain relief, anti-inflammatories to ‘manage’ her pain. Three months later she was still suffering and was diagnosed with depression and put on a course of antidepressants. I explained to her that the depression was a result of her constant pain, and that because we treat the cause of her pain, it also treats

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Going barefoot is best

I remember when I was a kid, we always ran around in bare feet, sure my brother kicked a shovel one night when we were running around the garden and needed several days in hospital, but apart from that, the risk was minimal and probably still is. Shoes are good at protecting from shovels, but they have now been shown to inhibit the normal development of the human foot and therefore cause lifelong problems and deformities. Normal movement is paramount to a heathy musculoskeletal system. So you and your kids should get out of your shoes more. Read this article to find out more. Dr Ryan Lamp Lamp Chiropractic Toodyay Rivervale Bentley http://thinkaboutnow.com/2017/06/studies-show-shoes-harmful-going-barefoot-best-for-kids/

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How diet affects our mood - Sugar

For a long time people have found a link between eating certain foods and their mood, however more recent evidence has emerged supporting this theory. Eating a diet high in fruits, vegetables and wholegrains appear to boost mood and appears to help fight depression. On the flip side having a diet high in sugar and processed foods has been linked with lowering mood. First let's take a look at sugar. An increase in sugar consumption has been linked with lowered mood. Eating large amounts of sugar for a long period prevents the lining of the gut from stopping harmful substances passing into the body which causes small molecules to escape from the gut into the bloodstream causing inflammation. The current understanding is this low level of inflammation can be a risk factor for depression. Depression is a very complicated issue and diet can be one small part of the larger issue. Hopefully a change in diet can be complemented with other methods for treating depression.

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