Health Blog Category: Pain Medicine
Have Stress-Related Headaches? Physical Therapy Can Help!
Are You Searching for a Natural Solution to Headache Pain?
Stress headaches are no laughing matter, and sometimes a pill just isn’t enough to get rid of one. “Most headaches are harmless and resolve on their own,” according to Choose PT, “but severe headaches that recur frequently can affect your ability to do your daily activities and can reduce your quality of life.”
Tension headaches are characterized by the sensation of a “band of pressure” around your head, as well as tenderness and achy sensations.
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Physical Therapy: The Natural Alternative to Drugs
Does the prospect of taking painkilling drugs for the rest of your life fill you with concern? If it doesn’t, then it should — especially if the drugs in question are opioids. Many chronic pain sufferers who can’t get the relief they need from NSAIDs or steroids feel that they have no choice but to turn to the more powerful opioid drugs. Unfortunately, opioids can present some major problems, from mind-addling intoxication to addiction and the possibility of a fatal overdose.
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