Oxford Chiropractor Explains Migraines

Migraines produce what is what is called a 'cortical spreading depression'. This is where unstable neurons in the brain fires very easily. As one is fired it causes a dominos effect travelling across parts of the brain. Often this starts in the occipital lobe of the brain (back of the head) where your vision centres are which is why migraines will often cause visual disturbances before any other symptom. Although the symptoms and their order in which they come on will be different for every individual. On top of this, the blood vessels within the brain become dilated causing irritation to the surrounding nerves (trigeminal nerve to be precise) which is believed to be the main headache producer.

Migraines are essentially caused by an imbalance in the nervous system. At Northwood Chiropractic, we specialize in the identification and correction of misalignments in the spine that have a major contribution to migraines. Migraines is something we see often and get very good results with. To get these results, we have to take the time to really find out what is at the root cause of your migraines.