Dr. Bruce Rachum

If you suffer from headaches, you are not alone.  Millions of us experience some form of a severe headache at some point in our lives.  For some it is more debilitating than others, such as a chronic migraine sufferer.  Anyone who has experienced the pain of a headache/migraine knows that fast relief is the goal.  Some find it in very expensive migraine medications, while others seek a more natural, preventative and lasting solution. 

Dr. Rachum has had great success using either chiropractic or acupuncture, sometimes both, for his patients who are chronic headache or migraine sufferers.

What causes the pain of a headache?

The ache in headache does not come from your brain since your brain cannot feel pain.  The pain is caused by the non-brain structures: blood vessels, membranes and cranial nerves in the brain and skull.  When these are stretched, compressed, irritated, inflamed or infected, headaches often result.

Along with chiropractic or acupuncture, there are other things you can do to help soothe or prevent headache pain:

Triggers Keep a log and track the triggers that set off your headaches.  Triggers could be food, smells, light, hormones, temperature, strained vision, sleep disruptions, computer use, etc.

Stress Too much strain on the body can contribute to many health problems including headaches.  It is hard sometimes, but try to reduce the amount of stress in your lifestyle and find healthy coping mechanisms to deal with stress.

Exercise A great antidote for stress and part of a healthy lifestyle.

Habits Try to eat healthy, unprocessed, organic foods and get plenty of rest everyday.  Minor changes can make a big difference in your health and quality of life.

Chiropractic Approach

Chiropractic has helped millions of headache sufferers.  Chiropractors analyze the body for conditions that can damage your nerves, inflame your tissues, cause muscles to tighten and knot, and weaken your body.  When the doctor finds the area that is causing the condition, he will give you a safe, gentle adjustment to correct the condition, thus removing nerve pressure and structural distortions.

Acupuncture Approach

The acupuncture approach relies on your body's vital energy (Qi).  When there is an imbalance or blockage in the flow of Qi, physical symptoms may occur.  Qi stagnation may be the cause of your headaches and/or migraines.  Dr. Rachum will determine if your Qi is out of balance and what root causes are contributing to the problem.  This will determine what type of headache you are experiencing.  By identifying and treating the underlying causes, not just the symptoms, you can get the most effective care.  Based on your unique symptoms, Dr. Rachum will choose to concentrate on acupuncture points related to specific organs.