Novera: Headache Center

12/22/2025

Shopping for someone who gets headaches can feel tricky—because you want it to be thoughtful and actually helpful.

Here are 4 tools we recommend as a solid “headache toolbox”:
• Supportive pillow
• Theracane
• Massage ball (lacrosse/tune-up ball)
• SAM device

Full breakdown (including what to skip) is in today’s podcast episode. 🎧

12/19/2025

12/17/2025

If your head hurts, it can feel like the pain is coming from your brain — but that’s not actually how headaches work.

The brain itself doesn’t feel pain. Headaches usually come from surrounding tissues like nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and joints — especially in the neck, jaw, and shoulders. That’s why scans can look “normal” while symptoms continue.

At Novera, we spend time evaluating how these areas move and interact, looking for mechanical stress or irritation that may be feeding the pain. When you understand where the signal is coming from, the path forward often becomes much clearer.

Education is a big part of relief. And so is having a plan that makes sense for your body.

12/15/2025

Getting told “your MRI is normal” can feel confusing — especially when the pain is very real. 🧠💭

Imaging is great for ruling out certain conditions, but it doesn’t always explain why headaches or migraines keep happening. 🩻

A lot of head pain comes from how things move, not just how they look on a scan — especially in the neck, jaw, and shoulders. 🦴➡️😖

This is one of the most overlooked pieces of the headache puzzle, and it’s what we break down in today’s episode of the Headache Doctor Podcast 🎧
🔗 Link in bio

If you’ve ever felt dismissed after being told everything looks “fine,” this one’s worth a listen. 💡

12/12/2025

If your jaw pops, clicks, or feels sore first thing in the morning, that’s an important clue. 👀🦷

A lot of people assume it’s just stress or “sleeping funny,” but it’s often tied to nighttime clenching or grinding 😬 — and two common drivers are the airway 🫁 and the neck 🦴.

If breathing is restricted at night, your body may subtly thrust the jaw forward to get air in. And if your neck is stiff or irritated, it can add extra strain to the jaw/TMJ.

Two simple things to try:
• Breathe Right strips to support nasal airflow 👃
• Mouth taping (only if you can comfortably breathe through your nose) 😴

If morning jaw pain is becoming normal, it’s worth looking at the bigger picture. 💡

12/05/2025

Holiday travel can be rough on your neck and shoulders. 🚗✈️

Long drives, cramped plane seats, heavy bags, and stress all push tension upward — and that shoulder tension can feed headaches or migraines. 😣

That’s why we love shoulder shrugs as a quick reset you can do anywhere — in the car (as a passenger), at the gate, or even in your seat on the plane. 🙌

✅ Lift shoulders up toward your ears
✅ Hold 2 seconds
✅ Slowly drop them down and back
✅ Repeat 8–10 times

Think of it like hitting the “reset” button on holiday tension. 🔄

Save this for your next travel day. 🧳

12/01/2025

Snow is coming Wednesday — and if you’re prone to headaches or migraines, shoveling can be a sneaky trigger.

That forward, repetitive shovel motion tightens the shoulders and loads the upper neck. When that tension builds, headaches often follow.

Try this quick 20-second reset right after you finish:
✅ Grab a theraband
✅ Bend arms to 90°
✅ Pull out while squeezing shoulder blades together
✅ Repeat 10x

It helps reverse the hunched shoveling posture and unload the upper neck — so your body doesn’t carry that tension into the rest of the day.

Less shoulder tension = fewer post-snow headaches.

Save this for Wednesday.

11/28/2025

Have you ever noticed your tinnitus change when you clench your jaw, turn your head, or press on your neck? 🤔

You’re not imagining it — and you’re definitely not alone. 💙

Many people don’t realize that some types of tinnitus aren’t coming from the ear at all. They can be influenced by the neck, jaw, and the way those areas move. 💆‍♂️💆‍♀️

And when you start to understand why your tinnitus changes, you can finally start to understand what’s driving it.

If today’s self-test made your ringing shift in pitch or intensity, you might have somatic (mechanical) tinnitus — the kind often linked to neck or jaw tension. 🔄👂

You don’t have to figure it out on your own.

We walk through what this means, why it happens, and what you can do next in our latest podcast episode. 🎙️✨

🎧 Listen now — link in bio.