Helping you get back to life without pain.
If you’re living with acute or chronic migraines, jaw pain, dizziness, neck tension, or even ongoing tension headaches, Bangalow Headache Neck & Jaw Clinic offers safe, natural treatments that get to the root of the problem. Led by experienced physiotherapist Michael Hayward, we use natural, research-backed methods to provide relief that makes a real difference.
Visited multiple headache and migraine clinics and tried everything, but nothing’s worked? We’re here to help you find answers.
Bangalow Headache Clinic Offers a Drug-Free, Targeted & Proven Approach
Treating patients across the North Coast for over 28 years, we draw from extensive research and training in Europe and Australia.
The process at our migraine and headache clinic begins with a thorough assessment of your head, neck, jaw, and nervous system. This includes understanding the condition you started with, the treatments you’ve tried so far, and your lifestyle and health habits before creating a tailored treatment plan.
Most of our patients come to us after seeing other practitioners without lasting results. For 80% of our headache/migraine patients, their pain leads back to a fault in the top of the neck, which overstimulates the brainstem, causing headaches or migraines.
We provide effective dizziness treatments to Bangalow. We also support your recovery whether you’re dealing with jaw dysfunction, pain, clicking, bruxing, or locking and grinding.
What We Treat at Our Headache and Migraine Clinic
If you’re tired of temporary fixes or painkillers that barely help, we’re here to offer more effective, long-term solutions. When pain and symptoms are persistent, confusing, or poorly managed by standard approaches, turn to our Bangalow headache, neck and jaw clinic for support with:
- Dizziness: When vertigo, imbalance, or lightheadedness disrupts work, driving, or everyday life, dizziness treatment may help.
- Menstrual Headaches: Affecting 20 to 25% of the general female population, hormonal headaches can be severe and hard to manage, needing targeted treatments.
- Cluster Headaches: Intense and disruptive, these series of short yet painful headaches can present with nausea and sensitivity to light or sound.
- Tension Headaches: Tight and constant pressure around the head and temples, or shoulder and neck stiffness, may point to tension headaches.
- Migraines: A throbbing or pulsing pain, typically on one side of the head. Our migraine treatments can help reduce their frequency and intensity.
- Jaw Pain & Issues: Custom jaw pain treatment from our TMJ physio in Bangalow, helping with clicking, locking, grinding, jaw fatigue, stiffness, or locked jaws.
- General Headaches: Not sure what type of headache treatment you need? We’ll assess any patterns and help you uncover the real cause.
What Makes Our Migraine and Headache Clinic Unique
Qualified & Experienced Physiotherapists
With 34 years of clinical experience, Michael Hayward leads Bangalow Headache Clinic with a deep understanding of the relationship between headaches and neck dysfunctions.
A Level 3 Watson Headache® Certified Practitioner and graduate in physiotherapy from Sydney University, Michael brings expert insights on biomechanics and neurology and how they influence the treatment of jaw, neck, dizziness, headaches, and concussions.
His qualifications and world-class training with leaders in the field include:
- TMJ issues with Professor Mariano Rocabado in Europe and Mark Latimer in Melbourne;
- Neck and headache problems with Dr Dean Watson;
- Vestibular vertigo and dizziness with Richard Clendaniel and Susan Herdman;
- TMD and cervicogenic sources of craniofacial pain with Mariano Rocabado and Mark Latimer
- Treatment of cervical spine coursework with Trudy Rebeck, Barb Hungerford and Loren Rex (‘Bear’);
- Treatment of sports and musculoskeletal injuries, across hospital programs at Royal North Shore Hospital and private practices;
- Physiotherapy integrative acupuncture, qualified since 1998.
Safe, Fast & 100% Natural
Our neck pain physio in Bangalow focuses on targeted, slow, and sustained pressure to correct mechanical faults that contribute to headaches. We apply pressure using hands-on techniques to specific areas of the neck or jaw, allowing us to test and treat the dysfunction gently and precisely.
For many patients, this means seeing a difference without any spinal manipulation (cracking), forced movement, injections or the side effects of medication.
Effective Treatments
We often see patients with a treatable issue that wasn’t picked up or properly treated before. This is why ourmigraine clinic in Bangalow tackles the real cause of your symptoms, applying the right method to improve your daily life.
Our team tracks any changes, so you won’t be asked to commit to months of appointments without evidence that it’s working. If we don’t see significant progress within the first 4 to 5 treatments, we stop.
Find Relief Today
We understand how constant headaches or migraines can affect your work, sleep, mood, and relationships. Don’t let pain control your days any longer.
Our jaw, headache and migraine clinic offers evidence-based care that’s focused and made to help ease your pain. Book an appointment today or speak to our team over an obligation-free phone consultation. Let’s get you back to feeling like yourself again.
