Are you suffering from headache, migraine or cervicogenic headaches?
We understand that often individuals with headaches often suffer for years, even decades with symptoms. We aim to treat the musculoskeletal contribution to sensitisation of the brainstem, reducing headache severity and reducing headache episodes.
Our clinicians utilise their clinical knowledge with the Watson Headache(R) Approach to assess and treat upper cervical neck disorders in primary and secondary headache.
What is the Watson Headache(R) Approach?
This is a series of gentle manual therapy techniques applied to the top three cervical segment with the purpose of identifying pathological soft tissue resistance and reproduction of the headache area.
The treatment approach includes a series of gradually increasing sustained pressure to the dysfunctional segments. This gentle approach means that there is opportunity to feedback immediately to the therapist if there is discomfort.
Can we help with YOUR headache?
Tension headache
- Can be either chronic or episodic.
- Presents across the forehead and base of the skull bilaterally.
- Can feel like: an ache, pressure, vice-like, mild/moderate intensity.
Migraine
- Including with aura, without aura, vestibular, silent, abdominal or menstrual.
- Presents on one side of the head (but can alternate from left to right). Usually lasting 24 hours but can take 48 hours to feel “fully recovered”.
- Can feel like: throbbing, pulsating, moderate to severe intensity, aggravated by physical activity.
- Associated symptoms can include: nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, neck pain, visual aura, sensory changes and even speech disturbance.
Cluster headaches and hemicrania (SUNCT, paroxysmal, continua)
- Presents in the temple or above the eye, duration of 1-2 hours, frequency ranges from as often as 8 x daily or 1 x every other day. Cluster can last for weeks at a time and be separated by months without
symptoms. - Can feel like: Short, sharp, stabbing, severe pain.
Cervicogenic headache
- Presents unilaterally, neck pain, reduced neck range of movement, often with a past trauma to the neck, can be produced mechanically with neck movement.
- Associated symptoms can include: shoulder and arm pain, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, light sensitivity.