Roger Clifford, D.C., D.A.C.N.B.

One of the reported causes of both migraine and tension headache is cervical muscle tension and spinal joint abnormalities in the neck. When considering treatment for headaches, whether it’s a tension-type or migraine, there are many choices available to the patient. The question is, which of the many options offer the best benefit? One study [..]

Headaches are a very common problem seen in chiropractic offices. They can vary from mild and barely noticeable to extreme, so much so that it results in total disability where a sufferer is restricted to bed rest in a dark, quiet room. One inexpensive, reliable method to track a patient's progress is a self-administered test called [..]

Have you ever glanced at your reflection in a storefront window or mirror as you walked by and noticed your posture? Scary, isn’t it? We all know that we should stand up straight, but we soon forget when as we fall back into our daily routine. Poor posture is often due to years of standing [..]

Adults may experience many different kinds of headaches. A primary headache is a headache that is not a part of another disease process. Secondary headaches can come from a poor eyeglass prescription, diabetes, the flu, or even a brain tumor. The most common primary headaches are tension-type, migraine, and cervicogenic (from the neck). Tension type [..]

How does stress affect your well-being and how is stress related to getting headaches? Let's discuss the most common ways stress can make you more headache prone... While most of us do not get enough sound, restful, and restorative sleep as it is, stress can interfere affect both the quantity and quality of sleep we [..]

For many patients with health conditions, exercise seems to be the furthest thing from their mind. For migraine sufferers, exercise itself can initiate a headache episode. And if you already have a headache, just the idea of going for a three-mile run will likely increase your pain, not lessen it. But exercise is an integral [..]

With all the different types of pain relievers available at the corner drug store, you'd think headache sufferers would have a solution to their problem. However, such is not the case and headaches continue to be a great burden on society. What's more, it seems many doctors may even under-diagnose this common problem. A 2008 [..]

There are several types of headaches and what causes them can range from the mundane (too little sleep) to the dangerous (a brain tumor). Some of the most common types of head pain are tension-type headaches and migraines. If commercials on television are any indication, headaches caused by sinus problems also seem to be quite [..]

It's estimate that 15-20% of headaches originate in the neck. That is, dysfunction in the neck can put pressure on the three nerves that innervate the head, causing the symptoms associated with a cervicogenic headache.  The posture of the neck is also important. There is normally a forward curve of the neck, which keeps the [..]

Headaches are one of the common health complaints for which people seek out treatment from a healthcare provider. High blood pressure is also very common, affecting about 50 million Americans. Could the two be linked? Yes, but not in the way you may think. While some doctors question whether taking pain pills actually corrects the [..]