If you're one of the nearly 40 million Americans who suffer from migraines, or among the millions more who deal with chronic tension headaches, you understand how deeply these conditions affect daily life. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines rank as the third most prevalent illness worldwide, costing the U.S. economy more than $36 billion annually in healthcare expenses and lost productivity. For many headache sufferers, over-the-counter medications and prescriptions only mask symptoms while the underlying causes remain unaddressed. That's where chiropractic treatment for migraines offer a different path forward, specifically Y-Strap cervical decompression.
At Monitto Chiropractic in Asheville, NC, Dr. Paul Monitto understands chronic headaches on a deeply personal level. As he shares on our staff page: "The reason I became a chiropractor is that I had horrific migraine/cluster headaches when I was 10 years old. My mother took me to doctor after doctor, test after test only to be put on another medication. The side effects were terrible. At the insistence of a friend, my mother took me to a chiropractor and within a few weeks my headaches improved." That personal experience, along with over 40 years of clinical practice, drives the approach to chronic headache relief chiropractic care at our office every day.