At Le Cara Chiropractic, we treat sports-related injuries, including back and neck pain, tennis elbow, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, iliotibial band syndrome, patellar tendonitis, slipped disk, carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis, muscle strains, golfer's elbow, rotator cuff syndrome, Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, shoulder joint dislocation and tendonitis, as well as other conditions such as headaches and TMJ. We also treat auto injuries and work injuries. Additionally, we are an authorized tempurpedic dealer.

About Headaches

Most of us have experienced an occasional headache from time to time. But for people who suffer from chronic headaches, the pain can be debilitating and interfere with their productivity and quality of life. Chiropractic treatment can be very effective in treating tension headaches and headaches that originate in the neck.

A report released in 2001 by researchers at the Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center in Durham, NC, found that spinal manipulation resulted in almost immediate improvement for those headaches that originate in the neck, and had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting relief of tension-type headache than a commonly prescribed medication.

Also, a 1995 study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that spinal manipulative therapy is an effective treatment for tension headaches and that those who ceased chiropractic treatment after four weeks experienced a sustained therapeutic benefit in contrast with those patients who received a commonly prescribed medication.

How Dr. Le Cara Can Help

Dr. Le Cara will ask about your symptoms and medical history to help determine the cause of your headaches, and then he may recommend one or more of the following:

• Spinal manipulation or chiropractic adjustments to improve spinal function and alleviate the stress on your system
• A change in diet and perhaps the addition of B complex vitamins

• Exercises to improve posture, relaxation techniques and ergonomic changes (work postures). These help to relieve the recurring joint irritation and tension in the muscles of the neck and upper back.

• Proper pillow usage at night to correctly align the neck, thereby reducing headaches that occur in the morning

If your headache is symptomatic of a health problem that needs the care of another discipline, Dr. Le Cara will refer you to an appropriate specialist.