Wednesday, October 30, 2002

CBP relieves headaches

Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) is a unique, scientific approach to chiropractic care that focuses on improving a patient's posture as a route to lasting relief from headaches, neck pain, back pain, fatigue and many other health problems.

Chiropractors who specialize in CBP combine chiropractic adjustments with physical exercises designed to stretch and strengthen the muscles that the body uses to maintain healthy posture. CBP chiropractors have taken more than 200 hours of additional training beyond chiropractic school to learn this specialized approach to healthcare.

Dr. Ed Finucan, who specializes in CBP at his office Advanced Chiropractic Health Center in Peachtree City, says CBP is particularly effective for the relief of headache pain because this approach to chiropractic care treats the structural problem that is causing the pain.

"Daily activities like sitting at a computer, working at a desk, reading or watching TV are some of the activities that contribute to poor posture and headaches. Most people, when they sit at a computer, look down and thrust their heads forward," said Dr. Finucan. "This poor postural position creates an abnormally high amount of stress in the shoulder, upper back and neck muscles. Some of these muscles attach to the base of the skull causing stress and pain. This is why so many headache sufferers describe their headaches as starting in the back of their heads and travelling up and around their skull, sometimes ending at the forehead, other times moving into one eye or another."

According to Dr. Finucan, a good way to check if your headache pain is related to poor posture is to press on the area where your neck muscles insert into the base of your skull, if that area is tender and sensitive, then improving your posture through Chiropractic BioPhysics will counter this accumulation of stress and tension.

"One of the most rewarding things about the CBP approach to chiropractic care is that we are able to help people who have been in pain for years and feel that they have exhausted all avenues for pain relief, including traditional chiropractic care," said Dr. Finucan. "In most cases, our patients find that improving their posture not only provides lasting pain relief, but they also feel less irritable, sleep better and feel more energetic."