Novera Headache Center

If you are like most Coloradans, you probably find yourself packing up your hiking or camping gear every chance you can get. The great outdoors gives us so many benefits, from keeping us active to calming us down and providing a much needed break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. But how do you plan for trips into the wilderness when you are a headache or migraine sufferer ? Sadly, many find themselves cancelling plans last minute or never making them at all for fear of their next episode. We want patients to feel empowered to tackle the great outdoors without any anxiety - so here are a few helpful tips and tricks for making the most of your next backpacking trip. 1. Stay hydrated - This may seem obvious, but it is very important to maintain a proper level of electrolytes and fluid during physical activity. Without proper hydration, the brain can temporarily contract from fluid loss. This causes the brain to pull away from the skull, causing pain and resulting in a dehydra...

Oftentimes when people think of dizziness and vertigo, the last thing they would think to treat it with is movement - despite the fact that the more traditional medication approach can be ineffective in many cases, treating the symptoms rather than the source. The feelings of being off-balance, woozy, or even feelings of dizziness accompanied by ringing in the ears are all uncomfortable and potentially debilitating effects that can be difficult to treat. Thankfully, with movement-based physical therapy there is much that can be done to alleviate and even eliminate dizziness! Before we go into the benefits of physical therapy for dizziness, let’s talk about its two more common presentations. Vestibular Hypofunction With vestibular hypofunction, the balance part of the inner ear is not working properly. This can occur on only one side (known as unilateral hypofunction), or on both sides of the head (known as bilateral hypofunction). Vestibular hypofunction can be associated with a vari...