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Cairns Headache and Migraine Clinic

Locality: Whitfield

Phone: +61 7 4072 0090

Address: 179 Jensen St 4870 Whitfield, QLD, Australia

Website: http://Www.cairnshmc.com.au/

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24.01.2022 Unexplained abdominal pain; the childs migraine Witnessing a young child in distress with recurring abdominal pain often accompanied by nausea and vomiting is worrying and clearly needs medical investigation. Fortunately, despite the logical assumption that a gastro-intestinal disorder is responsible, tests fail to reveal a gastro-intestinal cause for the pain. Indeed, it is the absence of a disorder in the abdomen which leads to a diagnosis of Abdominal Migraine (AM) i...Continue reading

17.01.2022 If you have headache, come and have your neck examined to see if the Watson technique will help to treat your headache.

17.01.2022 We are currently seeking a new physiotherapy team member. If you have friends or family that are looking for work in physiotherapy private practice in Cairns, or simply just need a change of job, and especially if they want to expand their knoweldge and learn about treating headaches, please put them in touch with us.

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Emily who finished her level 2 Watson technique accreditation recently. She is ready to look after you headaches with even more knowledge and expertise.

17.01.2022 Recent evidence now shows that the upper neck is involved inmigraine, tension headache and cluster headache The following points can help you decide if your headache comes from your neck. If your headache is on one side or if it swaps sides in the same headache episode or if it swaps sides in different headache episodes. Or it may spread extend from one side into the other during your headache episode.... If the headache is on the same side every episode If your headache starts or is accompanied by neck or shoulder pain soreness or tenderness. (However if you dont have neck symptoms, this does not necessarily exclude your neck as the source of headache.) If your headache is triggered or aggravated by sustained neck posture eg driving, using computers or devices, long periods looking down. If you have had trauma of some kind (fall, blow to head, accident) and there is no medical evidence of a remaining head injury. If you have had a gradual increase of your headahce symptoms. If you have had no indication of neck involvement a skilled examination at Cairns headache and Migraine clinic will still rule out your neck as the source of your headache or migraine.

17.01.2022 Cairns headache and migraine clinic (CairnsHMC) has been established to treat long standing headache sufferers who have tried everything and failed to eliminate headaches. Watson Headache Approach... an unparalleled diagnostic and treatment approach differentiating disorders of the upper neck from other causes of headache and migraine (Recently covered by Channels 7,9 and 10) Recent research in headache has caused a major shift in assessment and treatment of headache; it is ...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Here's the man himself, Dean Watson talking about the Watson technique used by Cairns Headache and Migraine clinic for treating headache and migraine

14.01.2022 Migraine is a pain in the neck right? Yes it is a pain in the neck for up to 80 percent of those with Migraine headache describing accompanying neck pain/discomfort/ stiffness. Furthermore, many patients are frustrated that no-one is considering their neck, when their belief is that it is their neck! Unfortunately for the past 150 years it has been assumed that because of the throbbing nature of headache, the cause must be related to blood vessels inside the head. However, ...Continue reading

13.01.2022 Q: How often is sinusitis responsible for Headache? A: Rarely. Whilst ‘Sinus Headache’ is a common complaint in the general population,1 research indicates that true Sinus Headache is rare; there is little evidence to support the sinuses as a common cause of disabling headache.2 Very few patients who present with ‘Sinus Headache’ have sinusitis.3 Furthermore, 80% of patients with nasal discharge have no headache or facial pain.4...Continue reading

12.01.2022 Menstrual Migraine: Why Its Not About Hormones Migraine is a common condition affecting approximately 15% of the population and women are 3 times more likely to experience migraine. Of these, 60% of female migraineurs have Menstrual Migraine. Of all types of migraines, those associated with menstruation (and often midcycle) tend to be the longest-lasting, most severe, and the most confusing and difficult to treat. Its not surprising then that Menstrual Migraine is in the ...Continue reading

12.01.2022 Looking for accommodation short term in Cairns and surrounds. I have a female locum physio coming to work at Proactive next Wednesday and she will be here until the end of August. Anyone have a room or granny flat for short term rental and want to make some extra cash.Please PM me and share.

11.01.2022 Migraine is a pain in the neck For those with Migraine often the first thing they are told is we dont know what causes migraine not a great place to start! Then the consultation ends with something like unfortunately this is something you have to live with and it is (because the research funded by pharmaceutical companies is focused on something in the head as being the cause), unless other possibilities are considered. Despite decades of research by brilliant mi...nds, and funded by vast (pharmaceutical) financial resources focused on the cause as being within the head there is no agreement. The result a band-aid! A great result for the pharmaceutical companies, but for those with migraine? Unfortunately for the past 150 years it has been assumed that because of the throbbing nature of headache, the cause must be related to blood vessels inside the head. However, ground breaking research over 20 years ago has shown that expansion of blood vessels is not the cause of Migraine. Surely it is best to consider what is known about migraine. There is now widespread agreement that the underlying disorder in Migraine is a sensitised Brainstem sounds serious (it isnt), and this is reversible. The Brainstem stem also receives information from muscles, joints, ligaments and the disc from the top three joints in the neck and research shows clearly that information from disturbances in the joints can sensitise the Brainstem and 80-90 percent of migraineurs report accompanying neck pain/discomfort/ stiffness. Furthermore, many are frustrated that no-one is considering their neck, when their belief is that it is their neck - Migraine literally is a pain in the neck. Determining if a disorder in the top three joints is responsible for sensitisation of the Brainstem in Migraine is straightforward. By selectively moving each of the upper neck joints through their known (range of) movements in a smooth sustained manner relevant (to Migraine) neck disorders can be identified. Temporary reproduction (and easing) of Migraine pain confirms a neck disorder as the sensitising source of the Brainstem in Migraine. This examination is relatively easy by those skilled and experienced in the Watson Headache Approach. Furthermore, research has shown that treatment of relevant neck disorders using the Watson HeadacheApproach desensitises the Brainstem - the only manual cervical approach which has been shown scientifically to affect the very core of the migraine process, and without the side-effects of the heavy-duty, anti-migraine medications the Triptans for e.g. Imigran, Relpax, Maxalt, Zomig etc. If you are over medication (or have suffered significant side-effects), suspicious that your neck is involved, or that previous neck examinations and treatment has been inconclusive and you are interested in making an appointment please call 40536222 See more

09.01.2022 Cluster Headache Anyone who suffers Cluster Headache or knows someone who does, will appreciate how debilitating they are. Whilst Migraine and Cluster Headache are both incapacitating, it is the sharp stabbing, knife-like pain that sets Cluster Headache apart - the pain of Cluster Headache is more severe than migraine and like no other. Cluster Headache is a dreadful condition (it has also been called suicide headache because surveys have shown that around 55 per cent of ...Continue reading

07.01.2022 CHMC uses the well established and researched Watson Headache Approach and through skilled examination and assessment will demonstrate beyond doubt whether your neck is the reason you suffer with headaches. CHMC has been established to treat long standing headache sufferers who have tried everything and failed to eliminate headaches. The Watson Headache Approach is now recognised internationally for its accuracy in diagnosis. Specific, skilled assessment and treatment has been shown to reduce if not cease headache within 5 treatment sessions. The Watson Headache Approach is the only manual therapy technique shown to significantly desensitise the brain stem and affect the true cause of your headache condition.

02.01.2022 The Mystery of Vestibular Migraine Regular episodes of vertigo (a sensation of whirling and loss of balance with or without headache or nausea), often leads to a diagnosis of Vestibular Migraine (VM), though it usually takes some time to come to this conclusion, because Vestibular Migraine is only diagnosed after all other possibilities have been ruled out. This is the nature of Vestibular Migraine; inviting mystery and controversy. The Vestibular System is responsible f...Continue reading