Kathryn C. Riley, D.C. is a Mountain View, CA chiropractor who performs a variety of therapeutic techniques to help people living in and around the Bay Area and Silicon Valley, CA deal with headaches. Dr. Riley offers spinal and postural screenings to help determine the cause of headaches and performs chiropractic care, corrective exercises, lifestyle advice, and massage therapy to treat headaches.
A headache is discomfort in any part of the head or neck. The discomfort may be a sharp pain, throbbing sensation or a dull ache. Sometimes a headache will feel like a vise squeezing the head.
Headaches may develop on one side of the head or both sides. They may come about suddenly or develop slowly. The pain may stay in one location or move to another part of the head. Some headaches disappear in less than an hour; severe headaches can last for days.
Most headaches are not the result of a serious problem, although some life-threatening conditions can cause headaches.
Healthcare professionals, including chiropractors, classify headaches as primary or secondary according to their cause. A primary headache is caused by overactive pain-sensitive structures in the head. Migraines, tension headaches and cluster headaches are types of primary headaches. Stress, poor posture, consumption of alcohol or certain foods, and poor sleep can cause primary headaches.
Secondary headaches are the result of a disease, such as sinusitis, concussion, dental problems, dehydration, influenza or a more serious problem.
Chiropractors use spinal and postural screenings to determine if poor posture or spinal misalignment is causing headaches. These back specialists can perform spinal adjustments to improve the way the bones in the neck work. Chiropractic adjustments also alleviate any stresses to your system that may trigger headaches.
Doctors of chiropractic also provide nutritional advice that may include the addition of B-complex vitamins that may relieve headaches. Chiropractors can also guide patients through corrective exercises to alleviate pain. Massage therapy relaxes tense muscles of the neck and upper back that lead to primary headaches.
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"Dr Riley has been my Dr. For 11 years now. With a L5 S1 situation, she has helped me stay the competitive kid that I am today!"
"I'm so grateful to have Dr. Riley in my life not only because she is a fantastic chiropractor but also how kind and understanding she is."
"I started seeing Dr. Riley nearly two years ago. I had regular visits and saw a major improvement in my life-long scoliosis."
"Dr. Riley came to my work for a health fair and explained how she can help. In about 3 months I could stop taking pain medication."
