Headaches & Migraines
Non-invasive care designed to identify the root cause of tension headaches, migraines, and cluster headaches — not just manage the pain, but reduce how often and how severely they happen.
Tension headaches and cluster headaches affect an estimated 50 million Americans every year.
While an occasional headache may be easy enough to manage with over-the-counter medication, chronic headaches and migraines often need a deeper look at what's actually causing them.
Treating the cause, not just the pain.
Headaches can be caused by many contributing factors, including stress, environment, illness or disease, poor posture, and food allergies or sensitivities. Because the causes vary so widely, an effective plan starts with a comprehensive diagnostic assessment rather than guesswork.
All-natural pain management techniques are an integral part of our chiropractic care, whether we're addressing headaches, migraines, back pain, or other uncomfortable symptoms. Spinal adjustments are one of the most effective techniques for headache and migraine pain — gentle manipulation that realigns the spine, corrects existing subluxations, and rebalances the body.
Adjustments of the vertebrae in the neck and upper back can be especially effective for tension headaches, particularly those that stem from the neck area.
Not every headache is the same — and treatment shouldn't be either.
The three most common headache types we treat.
A dull ache on one or both sides of the head, or a tight-band feeling, often caused by stress in the spine and muscles of the neck and back. Can last minutes to days.
Intense, throbbing pain with nausea, light and noise sensitivity, and sometimes visual symptoms like flashing lights. About 75% of sufferers are women.
Usually one-sided, behind the eyes, occurring one or more times a day for days at a time, then disappearing for months or years. Most common in men, often at night.
What's behind chronic headaches and migraines.
Migraines can be caused by changing blood flow in the brain and can also have a genetic component. Cluster headaches are similarly related to blood flow patterns. Tension headaches are frequently linked to stress carried in the spine and surrounding muscles.
Because identifying dietary triggers is a big part of treating migraines, nutritional counseling is included in our approach.
A comprehensive plan built around your headache type.
At Columbia Basin Chiropractic, headache treatment incorporates a range of non-invasive procedures designed to reduce both frequency and intensity, not just mask symptoms.
Spinal Adjustment
Gentle manipulation of the neck and upper back to correct subluxations linked to tension headaches.
Trigger Point Therapy
Targets tight, tender muscle points in the neck and shoulders that can refer pain into the head.
Massage Therapy
Helps release muscular tension that contributes to both tension headaches and migraines.
Nutritional Counseling
Helps identify dietary triggers that may be driving migraine frequency and severity.
Financing Available with Affirm
Qualified patients may be able to divide the cost of a recommended headache or migraine treatment plan into manageable monthly payments through Affirm.
How we evaluate headaches and migraines.
Symptom History
We review headache frequency, location, duration, and any known triggers.
Comprehensive Assessment
A diagnostic assessment of the neck, spine, and posture to identify contributing factors.
Trigger Review
Dietary, environmental, and lifestyle factors are discussed as part of nutritional counseling when relevant.
Personalized Plan
A plan combining adjustment, massage, trigger point therapy, or nutritional counseling is built around your findings.
Headache & migraine FAQ.
Yes. Tension headaches, which make up about 75% of headaches, are often caused by stress carried in the spine and muscles of the neck and back.
Migraine care often includes nutritional counseling to identify dietary triggers, alongside chiropractic adjustment, massage, and trigger point therapy.
Cluster headaches are usually one-sided and occur behind the eyes, happening in clusters over days before disappearing for months or years, often at night.
Adjustments use gentle manipulation to realign the spine and are a common, non-invasive approach for headaches linked to the neck and upper back.
No. Part of your first visit is a diagnostic assessment to help identify which type of headache you're experiencing and what's driving it.
Yes. Identifying dietary triggers is a significant part of migraine treatment, which is why nutritional counseling is included in our approach.