Headache Sufferers

Published: 16th February 2011
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Migraine headaches can affect anyone anywhere. Sufferers include the young and old, daughters and sons, mothers and fathers, professionals and sanitation workers. Most people think that a migraine is only a headache. But chronic sufferers know that these are not ordinary headaches. The pain that these people suffer from is often debilitating. Yet people who do not experience headaches and even some medical professionals believe that it's all their heads. The pain is definitely real, and yes, it is occuring in their heads, but also occurs in their jaws, ears, eyes, sinuses and necks as well.

Migraine headaches can dramatically affect a individual's life It can interfere with a person's home life, relationships with family and friends and work productivity. Migraine headaches make recreation and exercise very difficult, and can interfere with an individual's ability to enjoy life. At first, many headache sufferers will try to treat themselves , and then will finally go to see a doctor. Often, people can only find temporary relief. Relative to others with debilitating disorders, like arthritis, chronic headache sufferers generally have a poorer quality of life.


28 million Americans have severe migraine headaches. About 25% of these headache sufferes have four or more attacks each month. At least 80% of migraine sufferers have some form of disability as a result of their migraines and some migraine sufferes are unable to function in society. It is not unconmmon to meet people who are so disabled by their headaches that getting from their beds to the bathroom is the highlight of their day. But "It's only a headache." Many non- sufferers do not understand the impact that headaches have on the people who suffer from them. It's ok to miss work due to a head cold or the flu, but if you call in with a headache, you are considered lazy. Chronic headaches can be so debilitating that they can take over a person's life.. Many historical figures have suffered from headaches thru out time, such as Sigmund Freud, Julius Ceaser, Virginai Wolf, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

Headache disorders are the number one complaint treated by Neurologists. They are the third largest cause of lost workdays. It is believed that approximately 45 million Americans have chronic headaches. At least half of these people experience headaches severe enough to be disabling part of the time. The cost of this disorder can be incredible to soceity: regular victims of chronic headaches make over 8 million visits to their doctor's office every year. Migraine sufferers lose over 157 million workdays as a result of headache pain. The economic cost of this lost time due to migraines is staggering. In addtion to the devastating impact that these headaches have upon the individual's quality of life.


Fortunately, there is help for these people. Neuromuscular Dentistry has been used for headache treatment with great success.


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A distinctive approach to the treatment of Headaches using Neuromuscular dentistry. Botox is a temporary fix, Neuromuscular dentistry is a long term headache solution.

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