Foundational Correction and Migraines

The medical community, in the 1950s, acknowledged the link between headaches and misalignments in the upper cervical region of the body (the top of the neck).

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A 1958 publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that headaches were not necessarily pained in the head but a pain in the neck. But then, rather than identify and tackle the underlying cause, doctors kept prescribing strong medications to alleviate the secondary condition (symptom). Unfortunately, these drugs usually have harmful side effects, including:

· Nausea

· Abdominal pain

· Feeling of weakness

· Dizziness or vertigo

· Pain in the throat, neck, or jaw

· Burning, tingling, and other abnormal sensations

Migraines are debilitating. As such, there is no better way to get relief than treating the primary cause. And this is where Foundational Correction using specific upper cervical chiropractic care comes in. In this article, we will see how Foundational Correction fixes the cause of migraines, but first, let’s talk about migraines.

What is a migraine?

A migraine is a neurological disorder that is characterized by multiple symptoms. Debilitating…