Headaches and Neck Strain from Holiday Stress? Hereâs How Chiropractic Can Help

Jan 07, 2021

If you’re feeling stressed about the holidays this year, you aren’t alone. Despite its cheery atmosphere, the holiday season is when many Americans struggle with stress—and related anxiety and depression.


This doesn't just take a toll on your mental health. It can also affect your physical health. Stress can cause problems like headaches, elevated blood pressure, insomnia, and back and neck pain. Your Chiropractor can provide neck pain and headache treatments to help.


The Link Between Holiday Stress, Headaches, & Neck Pain


Stress is a common trigger for migraines and tension-type headaches. This is related to the impact stress has on the body’s hormones. When you get stressed, your body’s fight-or-flight instinct initiates. This is a biological response your brain has developed to protect against threats.


As part of this response, your brain increases the production of cortisol. Also called the "stress hormone," cortisol causes physiological symptoms like increased heart rate, sweating, and rapid breathing. This hormonal fluctuation can also result in headaches.

When you’re stressed, you also react physically, tightening up your muscles. Constricting your back and neck muscles—for example, by hunching up your shoulders in a defensive stance—can result in tension and pain.


Chiropractic Headache & Neck Pain Treatments


Chiropractic care has been shown to treat migraines and tension-type headaches successfully. It’s also proven to improve back and neck pain. Chiropractic care encompasses diverse techniques to treat these conditions, taking a holistic approach that targets the entire musculoskeletal system.


Spinal decompression may be used to correct spinal misalignment causing tension in the back and neck. In this procedure, the spine is gently stretched, allowing vertebrae to be realigned.


Schedule Your Neck Pain or Headache Treatment in Athens, Georgia and Loganville


Don’t wait for holiday stress to make you ill. Schedule an appointment with Grand Oak Healthcare to alleviate tension and improve your physical and mental wellbeing. This chiropractic health center has been in business since 1973 and has treated over 17,000 patients. Our team is prepared to help you this holiday season.


Call our Athens location at (706) 543-2584 to schedule an appointment today. Or our Loganville location at (770) 687-2655 to schedule an appointment today.

Herniated vs Bulging Discs: What Is the Difference?

10 Jun, 2022
There is a difference between a herniated disc and one that is bulging. At Grand Oak Health Care in Athens and Loganville, we take a careful look at your back to determine if you have any herniated or bulging discs before treatment is provided. Herniated vs Bulging Discs Your vertebral discs are cushions that help keep your spine in alignment. Over time, these discs can start to bulge or suddenly become herniated because of an injury. These discs are fluid-filled sacs, with an outer covering and a jelly-like center. If a disc is herniated, it is torn and leaks fluid into your body. With a bulging disc, the disc is not doing a good job supporting your spine, but it does not leak. Spinal Decompression for Bulging Discs When you see a chiropractor for pain related to a bulging disc, spinal decompression strategies can provide relief. The chiropractor looks at your spinal column and determines where you have any areas of compression. Light stretching, decompression techniques, massage, and ultrasound therapy can help ease the pressure on discs that are compressed and bulging. What to Expect from Chiropractic Care As part of any wellness plan with a chiropractor, you can expect an assessment to determine what is causing your back pain. The treatment plan is developed to meet your specific needs. You will see the chiropractor several times a week during the acute phase of treatment and slowly taper down your visits as you heal. Schedule Your Chiropractic Care Appointment at Grand Oak Health Care If you have back pain, it is time to see how our chiropractors can help. Contact Grand Oak Health Care in Loganville and Athens today at (706) 543-2584 or reach us through our website by using our online contact form .

How a Broadside Collision Affects Your Body

12 May, 2021
Side impact car crashes (a.k.a. "T-bone accidents" or "broadside collisions") tend to have a more devastating effect on the human body than all other types of car accidents, according to researchers at Monash University Accident Research Centre in Melbourne. Even at speeds as low as 18mph, side impact car crashes routinely cause serious injuries to the occupants of the struck car. We at Grand Oak Healthcare want you to understand how such a collision affects your body and what to do to treat it. Whiplash, Concussions, and More A Result of Broadside Collisions  Two thirds of broadside collisions cause neck injuries that can lead to chronic pain and even paralysis, and studies show why they’re so common: the human body remains in place for a moment as the car lurches before getting yanked along for the violent ride. This stretches muscles and ligaments beyond their normal range. The sudden movement can injure nerves and discs in the spine, and cause a concussion. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that can cause permanent damage. If left untreated, lingering symptoms may include headaches, fatigue, chronic pain, loss of coordination, depression, anxiety, vertigo, dizziness, epilepsy, blurred vision, eye pain, attention disorders, reading comprehension problems, and continued memory loss. To prevent this, get care immediately. The time between concussion and treatment is critical to recovery. We’ll want to see you for follow-up appointments to ensure proper healing. The likelihood of permanent brain damage dramatically increases if a concussion isn’t treated immediately. As for the rest of your injuries, our chiropractic care strives to restore range of motion and improve your body’s physical function by reducing pain, inflammation, and scar tissue (where applicable), along with restore range of motion. All of this translates to faster, better healing, and getting your life back to normal. Get the Benefit of Chiropractic at Grand Oak Healthcare Dr. Giles and his team focus on the effective, evidence-based spinal care that the people of Athens have come to love. We also help patients and their attorneys dealing with personal injury cases, providing the required paperwork to move ahead with insurance claims or legal action. Have questions or need to schedule an appointment? Give our Athens location a call at (706) 543-2584, our Loganville location at (770) 687-2655, or go online and fill out a contact form. We look forward to helping you.
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