Although there are many types of headaches, including migraine, tension, cluster, and dehydration headaches, most chiropractors agree that almost all headaches are in some way caused by spinal dysfunction. Although the connection between headaches and spinal dysfunction may not be immediately apparent, understanding a little about chiropractic medicine may help.

Chiropractors believe that most bodily ailments occur when there's a breakdown in the ability of the brain to communicate with the rest of the body. Your brain communicates with your body by sending signals that travel down your spinal cord to nerves that exit your spine through small openings between your vertebrae. These nerves travel throughout your body, forming a communications network known as the nervous system. However, in some cases the vertebrae of your spine become misaligned and compress these nerves, interfering with their ability to transmit signals to and from the brain. When this occurs, it can cause dysfunction and pain in virtually any part of the body that's supplied by the affected nerve, including your head. This is why chiropractors generally treat headaches by using a procedure known as spinal manipulation. The goal of this procedure is to realign the vertebrae, which removes pressure from the nerve and restores the nervous system to its original state. In some cases, a chiropractor may also recommend massage and hot and cold therapy to help relieve some of the pain associated with headaches.

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