Treatment of headache at Soul & Body Center

We professionally diagnose the causes and provide treatment for migraines

Frequent headaches are diagnosed in every second adult. This is the most common disorder of the central nervous system, which interferes with active life and work. It has been proven that headaches lead to disability and unjustified financial expenses. Moreover, 75% of people with this symptom seek help at a pharmacy and use pain relievers without prescription.

Relief from discomfort during headaches

Every third person does not receive the correct diagnosis, which explains the cause of the unpleasant symptom. Headache is a discomforting condition that interferes with normal body function, resulting from stress (cluster headache), migraines.

Causes of headache

There are several types of headaches, each with its own causes, development mechanisms, symptoms, and treatments.

What is a migraine?

A migraine is a severe headache. The onset of the disease is associated with adolescence, and the peak of activity occurs after 35 years. Hormonal changes in the body trigger the pathological mechanism of migraines. This explains why women suffer from the condition twice as often as men.

Patients with migraines experience frequent headaches throughout their lives with pronounced photophobia, nausea, and worsening symptoms during physical activity or loud noises. Pathological processes are activated in the brain, accompanied by an increase in the level of inflammatory mediators. They act on nerve fibers and blood vessels.

Throbbing headache

Another type of primary headache. About 3% of the adult population suffers from chronic headaches, and treatment does not always alleviate the condition. They are usually provoked by stress or problems with the cervical spine. Constant forced head position causes muscle spasm, leading to headaches. Patients describe it as a squeezing headache resembling a tight band or strap. Tension pain often spreads to the neck muscles. It can last from several hours to several days.

Cluster headache

Conservative treatment of this type of pain is not very effective. Fortunately, this is a rare pain, affecting one person in a thousand. Children do not suffer from this type of headache. Attacks are quite severe. Initially, the pain is localized in the frontal area and around the eyes, which become red. Cluster headaches are accompanied by tearing, redness of the mucous membrane, and nasal congestion on the side of the pain.

The causes of headaches are not established. It is assumed that dysfunction in the hypothalamus triggers the pathological mechanism.
There are also secondary headaches. They develop against the background of other diseases in the body.

Another type is distinguished: a headache associated, paradoxically, with the abuse of drugs for cluster pain. It occurs much more often than other types. Practically 7% of women suffer from this type of headache, especially after awakening.

Medications and toxins that provoke headaches include:

– pain relievers;
– caffeine;
– hormonal preparations (for example, estrogen-containing);
– proton pump inhibitors (drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases);
– nitrates.

Diseases that provoke secondary headaches

Ailments accompanied by such a symptom are divided into:

– intracranial;
– extracranial;
– systemic;

Intracranial

– tumors of the central nervous system;
– developmental anomalies and placement of blood vessels in the brain;
– high intracranial pressure;
– hemorrhages into the brain tissue;
– hydrocephalus with impaired cerebrospinal fluid outflow;
– thrombosis of blood vessels or sinuses of the brain.

Extracranial

– dental diseases;
– glaucoma;
– inflammation of the paranasal sinuses (sinusitis);
– headaches after a traffic accident;
– pregnancy.

Systemic diseases

– arterial hypertension;
– bacterial or viral infection;
– fever;
– altitude sickness;
– autoimmune arterial damage.

Diagnosis of headaches in Kyiv

Determining the cause of headaches is not easy. Only accurate diagnosis guarantees effective treatment. The doctor evaluates all patient complaints and their general condition comprehensively during the appointment. Carefully studies the factors that triggered the pathological process. Asks the patient about external stimuli that exacerbate the headache.

Only after a detailed personal consultation does the osteopath recommend laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods. They help identify structural changes in the brain and cervical spine that could trigger one of the types of headaches. Laboratory diagnostics are necessary to detect systemic diseases accompanied by headaches. Only after obtaining negative test results does the doctor confirm one of the types of primary headaches. Regardless of the result, osteopathic treatment improves the quality of life and alleviates pain.

Headache Treatment in Kyiv

You don’t have to live with headaches for the rest of your life. Pills provide short-term relief. Soul & Body can help alleviate such discomfort. Gentle techniques, solely using hands, will address the root cause of the pain. The action of osteopathic techniques is aimed at relaxing the tone of soft tissues, relieving vascular spasms, and improving blood flow to the brain.

Prices for headache treatment at Soul & Body Center in Kyiv

The cost of an initial consultation with an osteopath is 2000 UAH. Follow-up appointments are 3000 UAH. This amount is nothing compared to the discomfort and poor well-being that accompany a headache attack. This amount is easily earned by being healthy and full of energy. Moreover, it is lower than the total cost of medications that only relieve pain without addressing the underlying cause of headaches.

Soul & Body Center will help with headaches

The clinic’s work is aimed not only at treatment but also at the prevention of headaches. Osteopaths have helped hundreds of patients alleviate their ailments. In addition, the center practices the treatment of cluster headaches. A comprehensive approach to therapy, lifestyle recommendations, and treatment yield results within a week. Medication for headache treatment during pregnancy is not recommended. Here, by the way, osteopathic methods will be applied.

Patients notice a positive effect after the first appointment with the leading specialist, Sergiy Hubanov. That is why the clinic is considered one of the best osteopathic centers.