Migraine headaches can be caused by a number of triggers; anxiety, stress, and sadness can release chemicals that result in a migraine headache. Ironically, the release after a stressful period can also cause migraines. Many people with a busy workweek get weekend headaches.

Craniosacral therapy is a holistic therapy that involves the manipulation of the skull bones (the cranium) and the sacrum to relieve pain from migraines as well as other painful aches you may feel in the back, neck and jaw.

Craniosacral therapy feels like a gentle relaxing scalp massage. It is a gentle non-invasive way to release compression in the areas in your head, spinal column, and sacrum (near your tailbone).  Many don’t realize that you have muscles and joints in your head. These muscles and joints can store tension and an effective craniosacral therapy can relive that tension.

After a car accident, you may not feel immediate pain. Some car accident injuries are delayed and can cause a great deal of pain. Chiropractic care is essential to maintain the health of a spine that has been through trauma. With proper care, chiropractic therapy can subdue pain, restore motion, and minimize scar tissue from an auto accident.
 
Below are 4 classic symptoms of delayed pain from injuries caused by a car accident.

1. Headaches
Headaches are the most common delayed injury. headaches can develop after several days. The greatest concern is a headache can signal a potentially serious problem such as a blood clot in the brain, injury to the neck or head or even a serious concussion.

2. Neck or Shoulder Pain or Stiffness
Neck or shoulder pain can signal a whiplash, the most prominent delayed injury after a car accident. A whiplash can occur at speeds as low as 15 mph. Whiplash injuries can be serious and may require x-rays, CT scans or MRIs for proper diagnosis.

3. Back Pain
Back pain that appears after an accident could be caused by injury to the muscles, ligaments or nerves in the back or even by damage to the vertebrae. Low back pain is caused by more than half of rear impact-collisions and almost three-quarters of all side-impact crashes.

4. Numbness
Loss of feeling in arms and hands is another indication of whiplash injury The loss of feeling results from damage to the neck or spinal column.

At Your Sanctuary for Healing, we have a holistic approach to improving health and promoting personal wellness.

Auto insurance policies cover most forms of chiropractic and massage services. Chiropractic care and massage therapy following an auto injury can benefit you in the short term and long term.

Short-Term Benefits
In the short term, the sooner you seek chiropractic care and massage therapy after an auto injury the sooner you can diagnose the type of injury you have and what the best plan of action is to get you well again. You may not realize the damage until days after the accident causing neck, back, and whiplash injuries—not to mention joint and soft tissue pain.

Long-Term Benefits
Long term, symptoms if left untreated can be prolonged and cause other additional serious health problems. In fact, you may not think you have been injured after a car accident and then start to experience discomfort or headaches several months after the fact. You need to have your body in optimal health after an accident in order to provide the body the best chance for recovery. In addition your chiropractor can also provide stretches and exercises to promote your health when you are at home.

The first step to proper treatment for an auto injury to is make an appointment. At Your Sanctuary for Healing, we have a holistic approach to improving health and promoting personal wellness.

Your gut naturally hosts between 500 and 2,000 different species of micro-organisms including bacteria, yeast, parasites, viruses and more. These microbes are necessary but the good and the bad bacteria need to be balanced. If the bad bacteria outnumber the good then chronic inflammation can occur, which is the cause of many chronic conditions and diseases. Learn the benefits of taking probiotic below.

Essentially, probiotics help in strengthening the immune system, treating digestive issues and fighting neurological disorders. With 80% of the immune system living in the gut, including probiotics in your daily diet can not only benefit your digestive tract but also improve your overall health.

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