When the word “Migraine” is mentioned, you have either experienced one or know someone who has. Statistics show that the Migraine is the 3rd most prevalent illness in the world and 8th most disabling. Migraine is an extraordinarily 
prevalent neurological disease, affecting 38 million men, women and children in the United States. Currently, 18% of American women, 6% of men, and 10% of children suffer from the Migraine. Migraine is usually pulsating on one side of the face that continues to reoccur. Attacks are often accompanied by one or more of the following: visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, extreme sensitivity to sound, light, touch and smell, and tingling or numbness in the extremities or face which can last anywhere between 4-72i hours. Current suggestive migraine treatments according to the American Migraine Foundation areii:
When the word “Migraine” is mentioned, you have either experienced one or know someone who has. Statistics show that the Migraine is the 3rd most prevalent illness in the world and 8th most disabling. Migraine is an extraordinarily prevalent neurological disease, affecting 38 million men, women and children in the United States. Currently, 18% of American women, 6% of men, and 10% of children suffer from the Migraine. Migraine is usually pulsating on one side of the face that continues to reoccur. Attacks are often accompanied by one or more of the following: visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, extreme sensitivity to sound, light, touch and smell, and tingling or numbness in the extremities or face which can last anywhere between 4-72i hours. Current suggestive migraine treatments according to the American Migraine Foundation areii:
• There is no real cure for Migraine.
• Treatments are aimed at reducing headache frequency and stopping individual headaches when they occur.
• Prophylactic treatments (to reduce headache frequency) may include avoidance of migraine triggers, medications, physical therapies and behavioral therapies.
• Abortive treatments (taken when a patient has a headache) include over-the-counter pain relievers and prescription medications.
• Although prophylactic and abortive treatments help many people with migraine, they are far from perfect. Undoubtedly, better treatments are needed.
• Prophylactic medications reduce headache frequency by 1/2 in only 40% of patients who take these medications.
• Medication side effects often limit the use of migraine medications.
There is another treatment option not listed... Chiropractic care. Chiropractic looks at locating the cause of the Migraine, realignment of the vertebral column and clearing out interference within the nervous system.
What most people don't realize is that mechanical dysfunction of the vertebrae of the neck will cause increased muscle tension as well as irritate the delicate nerves that control blood flow into the head. Improving the movement or alignment of the bones in the neck can relieve the pressure and irritation that results in headaches. How do we get misalignments or dysfunction in the joints of the neck? This can be due to trauma such as falls or car accidents. Repetitive stress such as hours of work on a computer, poor posture or stress can also take a toll over time. In many patients it is a combination of activities that took place often years before which has led to chronic and recurring headaches.iii
ihttps://migraineresearchfoundation.org/about-migraine/migraine-facts/
ii http://www.americanmigrainefoundation.org/about-migraine/
iii http://www.idahochirodocs.com/resources/chiropractic/how-does-chiropractic-work-for-headaches