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Active Release & soft-tissue work
Most chronic tension, sinus, and even some migraine headaches originate in the upper cervical spine. We assess and treat the actual source — not just the symptom.
Why this happens
Plain-English on what’s actually going on — so the treatment plan makes sense before you commit to it.
Why most chronic headaches start in the neck
The top three cervical vertebrae share nerve pathways with the trigeminal nerve — the same nerve that carries pain signals from your face, sinuses, and the front of your head. When C1 through C3 lose mobility or the suboccipital muscles stay in chronic guard, your nervous system reads it as a frontal, sinus, or ‘around the eye’ headache. The pain shows up in front; the cause is in the back.
Why posture is the silent driver
Every inch your head sits forward of your shoulders adds about 10 pounds of effective load to the muscles holding it up. After eight hours at a screen, that load is what your suboccipitals are holding — and they’re the same muscles that, when they finally fatigue, refer pain into your forehead and temples.
What we do about it
No 36-visit packages. No mystery techniques. Just the part that actually changes the picture.
01
Pattern map first
Where it starts, where it travels, and what triggers it tells us which cervical level is driving it before we even touch you.
02
Targeted upper-cervical work
Specific, low-force adjustments to C1 / C2, suboccipital release, and TMJ assessment when the pattern fits.
03
Fix the input
Workstation setup, screen height, sleep posture — the ergonomic changes that prevent the next episode.
What happens during a visit
Every visit follows the same honest structure — assess, treat, plan. Here’s exactly what to expect.
01
Headache history and pattern map
Where it starts, where it travels, what triggers it. The pattern usually points directly at the cervical level driving it.
02
Upper-cervical exam
Specific assessment of C1–C3 movement, suboccipital muscle tone, and TMJ involvement.
03
Targeted treatment
Gentle cervical adjustments, suboccipital release, and posture re-training — usually combined in a single visit.
04
Trigger reduction at home
Workstation setup, sleep posture, screen-height adjustments, and the specific stretches that prevent the next episode.
From the library
Short videos from Dr. Williams and Dr. Wilson on this exact topic. Each one links to a full article so you can save or share it.
Caught you with the wrong posture
A quick reminder that the way you sit at your desk matters.
Conditions we treat
Tension headaches
Migraines
Cervicogenic headaches
Cluster headaches
Sinus-pattern headaches
Post-concussion headaches
TMJ-related headaches
Eye-strain headaches
Don’t see what you’re dealing with? Call us — we’ll tell you honestly whether we can help or who to see instead.
Who this is for
Common questions
If yours isn’t here, just ask when you call — we don’t gatekeep information.
We don’t adjust during an active migraine — we use gentle soft-tissue work and decompression instead. Between episodes, structural work has strong evidence for reducing migraine frequency.
Not typically. If your exam findings suggest something beyond mechanical, we’ll refer you for imaging or to your primary care doctor. We don’t guess.
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Ready when you are
Same-day appointments most weeks. We’ll be honest if spinal adjustments isn’t the right fit and point you somewhere it is.
