Effective treatment of headaches and migraines by impacting the spine

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The article was expertly consulted by Herbalist Nguyen Khac Dat - Head of Clinic - Head of Spine Impact Department, Traditional Medicine Unit, Vinmec Times City International Hospital.

Statistics show that up to 90% of the world's population suffers from headaches or migraines at some point in their lives. The method of treating headaches with acupressure massage on the spine is promoting a very good treatment effect.

1. Overview of headache in Traditional Medicine

According to Traditional Medicine, headache is called a headache. Diseases are caused by many causes such as: external evil (wind, cold, try, low, apple, fire) or internal (stress, heartbreak).
Headache caused by wind and cold: there is a headache, stiff neck, pain increases when meeting the wind, body aches, no sweat, no thirst, and thin white tongue moss. Headache caused by heat and wind: severe headache symptoms such as bursting, thirst, fever, red face, thin yellow tongue moss. Headache due to can yang suprapubic: with migraine, dizziness, hot red face, bitter mouth, easy anger. Headache due to bald phlegm: the patient has migraine, not mentally alert, chest tightness, bloating, nausea, poor appetite.

2. Some treatments for headaches, migraines

Here are the methods being used to treat headaches :
Using pain relievers Can people with headaches, migraines, mild headaches that don't last long can take conventional pain relievers Contains steroids such as aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen. For patients with persistent migraine pain, constant pain intensity, doctors may prescribe the use of some other drugs such as naproxen, gynergen to reduce heat and relieve pain.

Pain relievers work to restore blood flow by thinning the blood, making it easier for blood to flow through stressed arteries, effectively reducing pain. This method is simple, easy to apply but does not promote long-term effects and may cause some side effects for the stomach and liver.
Massage Massage on the scalp and neck helps to relax the muscles that cause compression around the arteries, supporting blood circulation to the brain, thereby limiting headaches and migraines. This is an effective, but temporary, treatment.
Acupuncture Acupuncture is one of the oldest methods used in migraine treatment, affecting both the physical and the nervous system. The doctor will use needles, prick certain acupuncture points in the patient's arms and legs, help promote blood circulation, rebalance the nervous system and energy in the body, loosen tense muscles and headache relief.

In fact, stress is one of the factors that cause frequent migraine attacks. Acupuncture also has the effect of releasing endorphins in the body - compounds capable of enhancing resistance, reducing stress and reducing headaches effectively.
Chiropractic Chiropractic chiropractic treatment helps treat headaches, migraines effectively, without side effects. This method treats the root cause of headaches, which is a condition where the vertebrae are displaced, compressing, increasing pressure on the nerves, ligaments, discs, muscles,... In some cases, patients have Physical trauma related to the neck, stress, lack of substance, ... leading to migraines are also overcome by spinal manipulation therapy.
To treat the disease, the specialist will first examine and identify the inappropriate movement of the vertebrae. Then, the doctor applies a suitable force with the hand to adjust, relieve muscle tension, allowing blood to flow easily. Thanks to that, the pressure on the nerves is removed, the balance of the nervous system is restored, effectively repelling headaches without the need for drugs.

3. Cure headaches and migraines with acupressure at Vinmec Times City

Acupressure massage is an alternative medicine method, widely used in oriental medicine with simple but highly effective effects. By acting directly on the dense nerve receptors under the skin, creating nerve reflexes that regulate the process of excitement or inhibition of nerves, acupressure massage helps to relax nerves, reduce stress and reduce anxiety. pain, muscle relaxation. Not only that, massage and acupressure through impact on acupoints also help to open up the meridians and regulate the functions of the viscera.
Method of spinal manipulation does not use acupuncture, traditional medicine or any pain reliever, muscle relaxant. The principle of treatment from Spinal Impact is: When the vertebrae are convex, deviated, concave, the muscle layer contracts, the nerve atrophy is pinched, leading to swelling, heat, red pain in the body. According to modern anatomy, each vertebra in the spinal system has a separate pathological control function. Therefore, in order to completely treat the related diseases, we must correct the root of the disease, which is the spine.

The Spine Impact Reflexology Massage Clinic under the Faculty of Traditional Medicine - Vinmec Times City Hospital is currently bringing this safe and effective method to reach many patients to improve quality of life. With traditional medicine methods, combined with non-drug therapies such as nourishing, acupuncture, massage, acupressure, the Faculty of Traditional Medicine is a prestigious address for customers to improve their health, prevent and treatment of chronic diseases of the times.
With a team of experts with over 30 years of experience in the field of spinal manipulation, in close cooperation with leading experts in clinical specialties, rational application of scientific and technical advances, prevention The clinic will provide customers with safe, effective and completely reasonable treatment methods.
Performed by:
Herbalist Nguyen Khac Dat: has more than 30 years of experience serving in the medical industry, specializing in medical examination and treatment by non-drug methods. Trained in the non-drug method of spinal manipulation by the late Senior Healer Nguyen Tham Tan - The person recognized by the State and awarded a medal for the cause of Medicine.
He is a founding member of the Center for Research and Development of Spinal Impact Methods according to Decision No. 449/QD-LHHVN dated July 24, 2012 by Professor Dang Vu Minh, Chairman of the Union of Science and Technology. signed by the Scientific and Technical Association. Inherited the Center for Spine Impact by the late physician Nguyen Tham Tan as Director.
Up to now, Herbalist, Doctor Dat has received many titles: Medical ethics - Doctor for the community, Heart - Talent - Tri Gold Table, Prestige Pharmacy for the Vietnamese community,... Currently Doctor is the Head of Clinic - Head of Spine Impact Department - Traditional Medicine Unit, Vinmec Times City Hospital.

With the spinal manipulation method, technicians use the software of the fingertips for therapy, ensuring maximum safety for the patient. At the same time, this method also does not use drugs or herbs put into the body. After the treatment, the patient will no longer feel pain in the treatment area.
In addition to treating headaches and migraines, acupressure massage also treats other pathologies such as: herniated disc, vestibular syndrome, gastric reflux, bronchial asthma, circulatory failure brain, treatment of sweating limbs, constipation, neck and shoulder pain, restore breast milk supply, blocked milk ducts, loss of milk, lack of milk, inflammation around shoulder joints, numbness of hands and feet, pain in knee joints, hemiplegia people due to cerebrovascular accident, peripheral nerve VII paralysis, back pain syndrome, low back pain, sciatica,...

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