What We Treat

Headache treatment in Eugene.

Medication can take the edge off, but it doesn’t fix why the headaches keep coming. Many start in your neck and shoulders, and that’s something we can treat.

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Sound Familiar?

Does this sound like you?

  • Headaches that start at the base of your skull
  • Your neck and shoulders feel tight by mid-afternoon
  • Headaches that get worse after hours at a desk
  • Turning your head feels stiff or limited
  • Pain relievers help for a while, then the headache is back
  • Headaches that interrupt your work or your sleep

Two or more? Keep reading.

Why It Happens

Many headaches start in your neck.

Most recurring headaches aren’t random. They often come from muscle tension, poor posture, and stiff joints in the neck and upper back. That includes tension headaches, cervicogenic headaches that start in the neck, and migraines made worse by neck tension.

Your first visit includes a full evaluation of muscle tension, joint movement in your neck and shoulders, posture, neck strength, and the daily habits that might be feeding the problem. Once we know the triggers, we can treat them directly.

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The Honest Truth

Headaches that keep coming back won’t stop on their own.

If you keep waiting

  • You stay stuck in a cycle of pain and pain relievers
  • Neck stiffness and muscle tension keep building
  • Headaches keep cutting into work, sleep, and plans

If you start this week

  • You find out what’s triggering your headaches
  • Hands-on therapy starts easing neck and shoulder tension
  • You learn posture and ergonomic habits that prevent the next one

Don’t settle for another day of headaches.

How We Fix It

The same four phases. Built for your headaches.

Every plan has an endpoint. Here’s what the four phases look like for headaches.

Early care

Pain

Release the tension.

Manual therapy relieves muscle tightness in your neck and shoulders.

Building

Prime

Restore neck movement.

Targeted mobility work restores proper movement in your neck and eases the strain behind your headaches.

Strengthening

Perform

Correct the imbalances.

Exercises strengthen your neck and shoulder muscles, and postural correction keeps tension from building.

Long term

Prevent

Keep headaches away.

You learn posture, ergonomic, and stress strategies to reduce how often headaches come back.

Related Conditions

Pain rarely stays in one place.

Compensation patterns often show up nearby. Here’s what else we treat.

1

Shoulder Pain

Tight, sore shoulders that often travel with neck tension.

Learn More 2

Chronic Pain

Pain that lingers long after it should have healed.

Learn More 3

Motor Vehicle Accident

Whiplash, neck pain, and headaches after a car accident.

Learn More

Questions, Answered

What people ask about headaches.

Many patients feel relief within 4-6 weeks, with bigger long-term improvements over 3-6 months of consistent therapy.

We treat cervicogenic headaches, tension headaches, and migraines worsened by neck tension.

Yes. Physical therapy can complement medication and your other care, especially for severe migraines.

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Request a time and a real person from our team will call you back to get you scheduled. Prefer the phone? Call us at (541) 505-8180.

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