People suffering from cluster headaches experience extreme pain around one eye and\/or the temple. The pain is very intense and often barely bearable. Attacks can occur several times a day and last an average of about an hour, but can range from fifteen minutes to as long as three hours. A troublesome side effect is that attacks often occur suddenly and at night, causing people with cluster headaches to quickly become exhausted due to lack of sleep. <\/p>\n
One of the advantages of the osteopathic approach is the open and fresh perspective with which complaints are viewed. This regularly leads to different insights and sometimes to new possibilities. <\/p>\n
My initial question to a patient is always: \u201cWhat can I do for you?\u201d I often receive a diagnosis immediately. That is, of course, fine, but my follow-up question is always: \u201cUnderstood, but what exactly are your complaints?\u201d In practice, a previously made diagnosis often proves to be correct, but sometimes it was made a long time ago and the situation warrants a fresh perspective. <\/p>\n
For example, on December 21, I saw a 59-year-old woman who had suffered from cluster headaches for 25 years. In this case, it was important to know that she had suffered significantly from sinus infections as a teenager and had even undergone surgery for them. <\/p>\n
During my examination, I noticed tension in the left part of the frontal bone. In my opinion, this so-called intraosseous tension was caused by a significant fall on the forehead, presumably around the age of seven. <\/p>\n
When I asked about this, the patient explained that as a child, she was sitting on a stone laundry tub in the bathroom and fell forward onto the hard tiled floor.<\/p>\n
In my view, this case does not only involve an issue with blood vessels or nerves, but potentially also long-term tension in the bone tissue of the forehead, affecting the surrounding structures.<\/p>\n
As always, it remains to be seen how the body responds to osteopathic treatment.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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