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Q: Control of my triggers is the most common advice that I have heard, other than medications for my headaches and migraines. How do my triggers tie in with your evaluation and treatment system?
After viewing these two videos, Harvard Medical School Instructor, Dept. of Neurology, Dr. Ron Calvanio contacted Dr. Turner to endorse these views on migraine.
He also suggested a research model that we could use collaboratively for research on this unique and effective System of Evaluation and Treatment.
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Prior to working with Dr. Turner, I had been dealing with migraines for over 30 years. At the time treatment started, I was in pain almost every day, and it was having a severe impact on my quality of life. I was running out of prevention and treatment options as nothing was working well or for very long. After treatment with Dr. Turner, I have reduced the number of medications I am taking and the frequency. I have gotten significant improvement in all my migraine symptoms, to include pain, nausea and others. My quality of life has dramatically improved! Dr. Turner taught me how to address the root cause of my pain in a way that is easy, repeatable and accessible to me at all times. I appreciate the friendly and helpful staff and flexible hours for scheduling. The process was easy and treatment was cost effective. I am deeply appreciative of the care provided by Dr. Turner and his staff.
First and foremost, I now have my life back in a way I never thought possible amidst all of the pain. I never thought I would be mountain biking, trail running, hiking, going on multi-day backpacking trips, traveling abroad, rock climbing, renovating houses with my husband for out company and general adventuring and growing in to my life’s purpose to the level that I am. Since my final appointment about two years ago, I’ve been to Hawaii, Spain, Portugal, France and Thailand where I’ve been cliff jumping, scuba diving, snorkeling, repelling, surfing, taught my nieces to rock climb, climbed a 14er, explored slot canyons, hiked and got engaged at the top of Zion to an amazing and adventurous person, and now rock climb, run, hike and mountain bike nearly every day. I attribute my ability to do these things to Dr.Turner and his team.I just want to say thank you to Dr. at and his team. They have made a huge difference in my life. It’s unrecognizable to what it was a few years ago and I cannot express my gratitude enough. The work they do is amazing and I tell everyone I can about the work they do hoping that they too reach out and experience relief and the life that they want as a result.
Amazing doctor. I’m weaning off my preventative vestibular migraine med now as a direct result of the exercises that I did with dr turner (been on them for six years). The information he shares on the why and how is really helpful and appreciated as part of the process. I noticed results within the first week. He also gave me some bonus lower back exercises as part of our (only) four treatments. Simply amazing. If I could give him 10 stars I would.
I’ve struggled with constant migraines for most of my adult life, I was referred to Dr. Turner after my most recent ER visit and I’m so glad I did! He is professional and knowledgeable and focused on correcting verses trying to just recommend more medications. Within the first few sessions I started to notice less pain I was able to stop taking meds huge improvement from having constant pain.... I highly recommend Dr. Turner to anyone who’d rather correct the issue than mask it with medications. You will not be disappointed! Thank you again Dr. Turner
Dr Turner is a great doctor. He healed me from chronic migraines and lower back pain. I have been migraine free for almost 3 years. Dr Turner and his assistant taught me how to move my body in simple ways that relieve the pain in my neck and head, as well as in my lower back. I do this simple 90 second exercises everyday to stay pain free. I like that Dr. Turner wants to heal you not just treat you and drain your bank. I highly recommend this doctor! He has a gift of healing! 😀
Prior to working with Dr. Turner, I had been dealing with migraines for over 30 years. At the time treatment started, I was in pain almost every day, and it was having a severe impact on my quality of life. I was running out of prevention and treatment options as nothing was working well or for very long. After treatment with Dr. Turner, I have reduced the number of medications I am taking and the frequency. I have gotten significant improvement in all my migraine symptoms, to include pain, nausea and others. My quality of life has dramatically improved! Dr. Turner taught me how to address the root cause of my pain in a way that is easy, repeatable and accessible to me at all times. I appreciate the friendly and helpful staff and flexible hours for scheduling. The process was easy and treatment was cost effective. I am deeply appreciative of the care provided by Dr. Turner and his staff.
First and foremost, I now have my life back in a way I never thought possible amidst all of the pain. I never thought I would be mountain biking, trail running, hiking, going on multi-day backpacking trips, traveling abroad, rock climbing, renovating houses with my husband for out company and general adventuring and growing in to my life’s purpose to the level that I am. Since my final appointment about two years ago, I’ve been to Hawaii, Spain, Portugal, France and Thailand where I’ve been cliff jumping, scuba diving, snorkeling, repelling, surfing, taught my nieces to rock climb, climbed a 14er, explored slot canyons, hiked and got engaged at the top of Zion to an amazing and adventurous person, and now rock climb, run, hike and mountain bike nearly every day. I attribute my ability to do these things to Dr.Turner and his team.I just want to say thank you to Dr. at and his team. They have made a huge difference in my life. It’s unrecognizable to what it was a few years ago and I cannot express my gratitude enough. The work they do is amazing and I tell everyone I can about the work they do hoping that they too reach out and experience relief and the life that they want as a result.
Amazing doctor. I’m weaning off my preventative vestibular migraine med now as a direct result of the exercises that I did with dr turner (been on them for six years). The information he shares on the why and how is really helpful and appreciated as part of the process. I noticed results within the first week. He also gave me some bonus lower back exercises as part of our (only) four treatments. Simply amazing. If I could give him 10 stars I would.
I’ve struggled with constant migraines for most of my adult life, I was referred to Dr. Turner after my most recent ER visit and I’m so glad I did! He is professional and knowledgeable and focused on correcting verses trying to just recommend more medications. Within the first few sessions I started to notice less pain I was able to stop taking meds huge improvement from having constant pain.... I highly recommend Dr. Turner to anyone who’d rather correct the issue than mask it with medications. You will not be disappointed! Thank you again Dr. Turner
Dr Turner is a great doctor. He healed me from chronic migraines and lower back pain. I have been migraine free for almost 3 years. Dr Turner and his assistant taught me how to move my body in simple ways that relieve the pain in my neck and head, as well as in my lower back. I do this simple 90 second exercises everyday to stay pain free. I like that Dr. Turner wants to heal you not just treat you and drain your bank. I highly recommend this doctor! He has a gift of healing! 😀
After struggling 10+ years with chronic migraines, Dr Turner has helped me manage my pains more than any medications ever have. I have had my first completely pain free days in years since starting treatment with him. Highly recommend anyone who struggles with pain reach out to his office
As a younger individual with no previous medical history, I was really scared when I suffered my first migraine at the age of 22. I was nearly kept home from nursing school, clinicals, and work most days as my symptoms persisted for over a month, unrelentingly. After numerous ER visits, a few primary care office visits, followed by an MRI and CT scan, I had no answers to the cause of my headache, numbness/tingling, back, shoulder and eye pain that left me feeling like I would never feel normal again. When I was offered Aimovig (a monthly injectable for migraine prevention only FDA-approved for a year) by my primary care provider, I knew I had to search for another option. When I found the Texas Migraine Clinic, I received a personal over-the-phone consultation from Dr. Turner, who listened very intently to each of my symptoms, which instantly put me at ease, as my symptoms had been previously “brushed off” in the ER and by my primary physician. When I visited with him the following week, he explained where my migraines were coming from, which no medical professional had been able to do. After 3 months of office visits, I am happy to report that I sat for my RN licensure exam last week HEADACHE FREE. I am so happy to have found Dr. Turner and his staff — they have given me my sense of normalcy back, and for that I will be forever grateful. Please give the Texas Migraine Clinic a try!!
LIFE CHANGING! I contacted Dr. Turner in December. At that time my migraines were terrible at best. I had tried everything under the sun, seen every doctor possible, and had every test done imaginable. I have spent THOUSANDS trying to cope and deal with my migraine and vertigo issues. Dr. Turner was my last plea for help and I have never been so grateful in my whole life. It is now March and I can now say I am happy to get out of bed in the mornings, can go ALL day with no symptoms, and live a normal pain free life. Dr. Turner is the opposite of the drug pushing, symptom masking, test taking doctor. He WILL get to the bottom of your issue and FIX it forever! If you have migraines, you need Dr. Turner!
Migraines for over 20 years, woke up with a daily headache for the last 10-15. After using Dr. Turner’s therapy I have not woken up with a headache or had a migraine in over a month. My sciatic is also 100% better. His 6-week therapy is Awesome! Love the fact I can have my visits from my home and the therapy WORKS!!!!! I am one happy patient! Thank you Dr. Turner. 🙂
Headache & migraine symptoms tend to always return as long as the true cause of headaches & migraines isn't fixed. This leaves patients in an endless cycle of pain & temporary relief.
That’s why we’ve found that fixing the cause of these issues (from where they start) is the only way to truly attain lasting relief.
The Advanced Treatment
In our direct experience over many thousands of patients, the results of the Advanced Treatment are unequaled by any other therapy or treatment we’ve seen- even for the most severe and difficult conditions.*
The Advanced Treatment is not available anywhere else in our highly developed form, and the treatment is specifically made to correct these issues at the highest level achievable. What we do has taken many years of dedicated and intensive development & refinement. Furthermore, the Advanced Treatment isn't cervical/upper cervical chiropractic or physical therapy. The Advanced Treatment is different, and is designed to naturally fix headaches & migraines at the source for ultimate lasting relief.
The Advanced Treatment sessions now occur over the Zoom™ app, which allows us to see patients outside of Texas.
For Non-Texas Patients: With the remote version of the Advanced Treatment, patients from other countries are now able to get the same results as if they showed up in-clinic for treatment. This is due to the proprietary symptom tracking algorithm we've developed and use, which allows us to track patients’ symptoms to the true cause behind their symptoms over the Zoom™ app.* More details below.
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Lasting Relief as a Direct Science
We’ve learned over the last 17 years that lasting relief is a direct science, and its progress can be tracked in a predictable and calculable manner.*
We also know that lasting relief has nothing to do with that new diet plan in that book, that supplement regimen, or that new injection – because the pain will always come back if that diet is broken, the supplement dose is skipped, or the injection wears off. This leaves you feeling trapped in a life of constantly avoiding headache and migraine triggers.
Furthermore, we’ve found lasting relief has nothing to do with vague questions we hear from most neurologists and doctors. We don’t ask those kind of vague questions because we have to know the exact and quantifiable data of our patients so we can develop custom treatment algorithms according to their exact conditions and real-time symptom response.
So there’s a very real dilemma here: headache and migraine sufferers need to waste their valuable time and financial resources over and over again on those same injections, medications, and other therapies and treatments because they cannot attain permanent relief.*
And that’s sadly what much of the internet teaches currently – that temporary relief is the best case scenario.
For 17 years, we’ve been perfecting the science of lasting relief using a highly detailed algorithmic treatment.
The result?
More than 4,200 patients have already stopped medications, injections, dietary interventions, and other treatments – most of them for years.*
In our direct experience over many thousands of patients, the results of our Advanced Treatment are unequaled by any other therapy or treatment we’ve ever seen even for the most severe and difficult conditions.*
Problems that we routinely abolish with this Natural System of Evaluation and Treatment:
Important Note: We are currently looking for the most difficult to treat patients and headache & migraine cases. This usually means having tried multiple headache & migraine treatments over many, many years as well as multiple treatments at the same time without getting significant relief.
Symptoms
Headache
Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades
*Please note that multiple migraine and headache diagnoses & conditions occurring at the same time is very common with our successful patient population due to the concurrent overlap between various nerve structures.
Click on any listing below to see symptoms we treat. As mentioned, symptoms commonly overlap.
Chronic Migraine (without aura)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Severe head pain / headache • Nausea • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Dizziness • Tightness in upper shoulders • Tightness in shoulder blades • Neck stiffness • Shoulder tension • Sinus pressure • Nose stuffiness • Eye pain / pressure • Eye dryness / itchiness • Ear fullness / pressure • Jaw tightness / pain / clicking • Tooth pain / pressure • Arm pain / numbness
Common Before Treatment • No tingling in the hand or face before the onset of migraine (like the tingling symptoms which occur with aura in most cases) • Symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM • Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine • Symptoms tend to get worse around noon on days that symptoms aren't present upon waking
Chronic Migraine (with aura)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
Main Symptoms • Severe head pain / headache • Nausea • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Dizziness • Tightness in upper shoulders • Tightness in shoulder blades • Auras / visual disturbances (see below) • Neck stiffness • Shoulder tension • Sinus pressure • Nose stuffiness • Eye pain / pressure • Eye dryness / itchiness • Ear fullness / pressure • Jaw tightness / pain / clicking • Tooth pain / pressure • Arm pain / numbness • Tingling in the hands and/or face
Aura Symptoms • Auras often start less than an hour before the onset of a headache • Sensitivity to light • Vertigo, dizziness or “spinning” feeling • Numbness and tingling • Difficulty speaking • Confusion or disorientation (aphasia) • Changes of vision or “Visual Auras” including:
◦ Flashes of light ◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness in one or both eyes ◦ Shimmering spots or “stars” ◦ Blind spots (scotomas) ◦ Colored spots ◦ Tunnel vision ◦ Flashing lights ◦ Zigzag lines that slowly float across your vision field ◦ Object size & shape distortions ◦ Pulsating and shimmering patches
Common Before Treatment • Tingling in the hand or face before the onset of migraine (unlike with non-aura chronic migraines which usually lack tingling symptoms) • Shoulders automatically seem to "tighten up" at or around the time when aura symptoms appear • Symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM • Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine • Symptoms tend to get worse around noon on days that symptoms aren't present upon waking
Tension & Stress Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Tightness or an aching/dull pressure across the forehead and the sides (temples) or back of the head near the base of the skull • Upper shoulder & shoulder blade tightness (which sometimes extends lower into shoulder blades) • Sinus pressure or nose stuffiness • Pressure, fullness, and pain in the forehead, brow, and cheeks • Scalp, neck, and shoulder tenderness • Deep, constant pain in the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, and forehead • Facial swelling • A feeling of "fullness" in your ears • Worsening pain with sudden head movements (which often gets worse when bending down at the waist) • Lessened sense of smell • Achy feeling in the upper teeth
Common Before Treatment • Tightness often moving from the upper shoulder muscles to your shoulder blades • Sometimes, you believe they’re a sinus headache because of pressure in the sinuses and stuffy nose • Symptoms usually worsening as the day goes on – usually early afternoon at around 1PM - 3PM, at which time many find themselves reaching for Advil, Excedrin, or Tylenol • You don’t think it’s a migraine because you don’t have dizziness, nausea/vomiting, or visual disturbances/aura symptoms • Mood, focus/concentration, and productivity constantly suffer
Sinus Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Fullness, pressure, and/or pain in the forehead, brow, eyes, and cheeks • Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness • Deep, constant pain in the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, and forehead • A feeling of "fullness" in the ears • Facial swelling • Worsening pain with sudden head movements (which often gets worse when bending down at the waist) • Lessened sense of smell • Achy feeling in the upper teeth
Common Before Treatment • On days not waking up feeling congested, sinus pressure often builds as the day goes on • Stuffy or runny nose usually always present by early afternoon • Commonly, not having as many issues with nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to bright lights or noise (as with many other condition types) • Patients trying various allergy interventions & treatments and/or seeing ENT doctors
Radiculopathy
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
Usual Cases • Cervical and/or lumbar radiculopathy • Numbness/tingling/tightness or pain (commonly a burning sensation) in the upper shoulder, shoulder blade, arm, forearm, hand, or fingers (as well as, in some instances, chest, neck, and upper back pain) • Pain or symptoms usually start in the neck and travel down the arm toward the elbow or hand • More frequent or intense symptoms in just one arm (in many cases) • Certain neck movements (such as looking up and/or turning the head fully toward the same side as symptoms) can worsen radiculopathy symptoms within seconds • Lack of coordination (esp. in hands) • Loss of arm reflexes (in some cases)
In More Advanced Cases • Arm and/or hand weakness, making opening jars, typing, writing, or lifting objects difficult • Decreased sensation in the hand or fingers (sometimes shoulder & arm as well)
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Extremely severe pains including:
◦ Spontaneous, sharp, shooting and jabbing pains in the face ◦ Electrical shock-type pains in the head and face
• Pain and often tingling in the cheek, teeth, jaw, lips, and gums (sometimes forehead & eyes as well) • Throbbing, burning, or aching pain at the base of the skull (where the upper neck meets the skull)
(a) pain often moves up the back of the head and into the sides of the head (b) intense to very intense pain - may be mistaken for a cluster headache
• A radiating pain pattern (usually sharp or electric shock-type pain) which moves from the base of the skull into the eyes, nose, and sinuses • Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades • Limited motion when turning the head towards the side of pain • Symptoms get worse as the day goes on (usually around the early afternoon) • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea • Constant burning pain which may lead to feeling "sore" near the base of the skull • Extremely sensitive scalp region which is easily triggered by even the smallest thing • Extremely sensitive face region which may trigger symptoms just by touching the face (especially near the mouth) • Pain behind the eye (sometimes only one-sided eye pain)
Common Before Treatment • Sometimes even a light touch over the face or in the mouth can trigger those sharp pains • Certain simple activities and movements trigger pain bouts or cause an onset of symptoms such as:
(a) turning your head to the side, or simply moving your neck (b) putting your head on a pillow (meaning, lying on your back) (c) washing and brushing your hair (d) brushing your teeth (e) talking
• Medical testing has failed to see anything wrong with you • Doctors / specialists have left you with 2 main options:
◦ Various medication trials, which are typically only partially effective, and at higher dosages routinely have significant side effects, or ◦ Invasive nerve decompression surgeries, with unpredictable results and risk of serious trigeminal nerve injury, and other associated risks
• Symptoms tend to worsen at around 10AM - 3PM
Occipital Neuralgia
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Throbbing, burning or aching pain at the base of the skull (where the upper neck meets the skull) - especially in the morning
(a) pain often moves up the back of the head and into the sides of the head (b) intense to very intense pain - may be mistaken for a cluster headache (c) burning pain may lead to feeling "sore" at or near the base of the skull
• A radiating pain pattern (usually sharp, electric shock, or tingling-type pain) which moves from the base of the skull into the eyes, nose, sinuses, and, in many cases, scalp as well • Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades • Limited motion when turning the head towards the side of pain • Symptoms tend to worsen as the day goes on (usually around early afternoon) • An extremely sensitive scalp region which is easily triggered by even the smallest thing • Sensitivity to light (in some cases) • Sensitivity to sound (in some cases) • Nausea and/or vomiting (in some cases) • Dizziness (in some cases) • Pain behind the eye (in some cases, only one-sided eye pain) • Often includes episodic pain bursts or bouts of pain • Unilateral, one-sided pain or bilateral pain on both sides of the head
Common Before Treatment • Certain movements trigger pain bouts such as:
(a) turning your head to the side, or simply moving your neck (b) putting your head on a pillow (meaning, lying on your back) (c) washing and brushing your hair (d) moving the neck
• Laying on the back can create:
(a) fullness/pressure of the sinuses (b) a runny nose (c) eye pain/pressure (d) forehead pain
Ocular & Ophthalmic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Visual changes that last 15 – 20 minutes (sometimes as long as 1 hour) - sometimes occurring just in 1 eye
◦ Shimmering spots ◦ Blind spots ◦ Zigzag patterns ◦ Flashes of light ◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness (often in only 1 eye)
• Nausea/vomiting • Headache on one side of the head • Headache may worsen with neck movement • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound
Common Before Treatment • Symptoms may sometimes progress into a general, migraine pattern • Visual disturbances get in the way of normal, everyday activities, including working, driving, reading, etc. • Symptoms often present upon waking at the start of the day (often for no apparent reason) • On days migraines are not present upon waking, symptoms generally worsen at or around noon • Long car trips usually always trigger intense migraines
Cluster Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Intense, excruciating, one-sided pain (especially in 1 eye) • Eye: tears, intense pain, redness, and maybe swelling • Nose: nose stuffiness or sinus pressure (frequently on the same side as the eye pain) • Restlessness • Forehead / facial swelling • Lightheadedness- especially around noon (in some cases) • Drooping eyelid (in some cases)
Common Before Treatment • The back & forth rocking motion during cluster headache bouts- due to excruciating pain • Headaches tend to occur at the same time of day • Symptoms often tend to occur/get worse after exercising
Hemiplegic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Weakness, numbness, and/or tingling on one side of the body (including an arm and/or leg) - often occurring on the same side as the hemiplegic migraine symptoms • Decreased muscle coordination • Headache • Nausea • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Aura symptoms and visual changes • Numbness and tingling • Mental "fog" and confusion • Difficulty speaking clearly
Common Before Treatment • Spending alot of time in dark, quiet rooms • On days that hemiplegic migraine symptoms are not present upon waking, symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM • Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine
Vestibular Migraine & Migraine Associated Vertigo
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Dizziness and/or Vertigo (the latter, feeling as if the room is spinning):
◦ May be triggered when looking at moving objects ◦ Balance problems ◦ Motion sensitivity ◦ Unsteadiness - feeling like you’re rocking on a boat ◦ Sometimes lasts more than a few minutes (and in more advanced cases, days)
• Nausea and vomiting • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Can occur with or without the throbbing headache that's typical of a migraine • Lightheadedness • Visual auras (in some cases) • Ringing in the ears (tinnitus symptoms) • Ear fullness or pressure • Confusion or disorientation
Common Before Treatment • Partial or no relief with BPPV treatment • Motion sensitivity such as car sickness • Migraine or headache issues at some point in the past - even if delayed back many years
Abdominal Migraine / IBS / GERD
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Abdominal Pain • Nausea • Vomiting (sometimes) • Appetite loss • Pale skin • Numbness or tingling
Common Before Treatment • Abdominal migraines in childhood • Bouts seem to occur randomly • Everything looks “normal” at checkups, but there’s clearly something wrong • Can sometimes turn into a classic migraine • Abdominal migraine symptoms present upon waking for no apparent reason • Symptoms worsen at around 10AM - 3PM
Menstrual Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Consistent migraines around monthly cycle • Throbbing pain in the head (commonly worse on one side) • Nausea and/or vomiting • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound
Common Before Treatment • Migraines:
(a) usually start 1-2 days before (b) usually last 2-3 days after
• Not wanting to stay on meds- potentially due to only partial relief or perhaps not wanting medication side-effects • Neck & upper shoulders tighten up right before & during a menstrual migraine • Tightness ascends & moves into both the shoulder and shoulder blades at the same time
Cervicogenic Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Tightness in the upper shoulders and shoulder blades • Restricted range of motion - especially when turning the head toward the side of symptoms • Persistent neck tightness and fatigue • Non-throbbing, steady head pain that usually stays in the same place for extended periods of time • Headaches can be triggered by various neck movements and sustained neck postures (for instance, at a computer) and may radiate into the eyes • Pain in the eyes, forehead, and/or temples that can last for hours or days (usually associated with pain & tightness in the upper neck, near the base of the skull) • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Blurry vision – often in only one eye • Nausea and/or vomiting • Unilateral, one-sided pain of the head, face, neck, shoulder, or arm (in some cases)
Common Before Treatment • On days headache pain is not present, symptoms tend to worsen as the day goes on (especially by early afternoon at around 1PM - 2PM) • Symptoms commonly worsen for the first hour or so of the morning • Sudden head pain when sneezing, coughing, or looking upward for a sustained period of time
Migraine Continua
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop • Generally, the pain is always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face) • Pain is moderate to severe in intensity • Symptoms usually present every single day for at least 3 months • Generally, pain doesn't switch sides from one side of the head & face to the other side • Eye tearing / redness • Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness / nasal fullness or congestion • Nausea and/or vomiting • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Drooping eyelid (in some cases)
Common Before Treatment • Consistently wondering if there is a burst blood vessel in the brain or some other serious brain problem (such as a brain tumor)
Migrainosus (also called status migraine, intractable migraine, or refractory migraine)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop • Generally, always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face) • Pain is moderate to severe in intensity • Symptoms usually always present every single day for at least 3 months • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea / vomiting • Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
Ophthalmoplegic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
The ophthalmoplegic migraine has been reclassified more as neuralgia (nerve pain). That said, it commonly causes eye pain and/or pressure, as well as eye muscle incoordination as well as associated visual disturbances. Some even have an eyelid (or both eyelids) close for periods of time, which can be quite alarming.
It's certainly worth an evaluation with this meticulous System to determine if we can help you. Our experience has shown that we can often reverse these problems by addressing multiple nerve systems that converge in the brainstem. We do this by naturally calming down the excessive firing of brainstem nerves cascading up from nerves in the neck.
Retinal Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Vision loss or partial vision loss (Occurs most often in 1 eye) • Scotomas or “black spots” in visual field • Scintillations or light spots in visual field
Silent Migraine / Acephalgic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
You may be familiar with auras, which many experience before the onset of a migraine. Auras can include all different types of manifestations- not just visual (which is very common). Visual auras routinely include brief bouts of seeing curved or squiggly lines, vision loss, light sensitivity, or blurry vision. Auras that don't fit the visual category can consist of such things as dizziness, numbness, tingling, weakness, confusion, difficulty speaking, and in some instances, even vomiting.
That said, silent migraines generally last only a few minutes, up to an hour- but without an associated headache.
We have found that brainstem hyper-activation from irritated nerves in the neck sets these auras off. By reversing the neck nerve irritation, brainstem hyperactivity routinely calms down quickly- and predictably. That has been our approach to rapidly reversing & consistently abolishing this seemingly cryptic problem.
Migraine with Brainstem Aura
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
Brainstem aura symptoms can be really frightening, as the aura manifestation can appear to be a really serious problem. Symptoms may act very similar to very serious disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, or transient ischemic attack. However, research points to elevated brainstem activity as the epicenter of the problem.
We have found that brainstem hyper-activation from irritated nerves in the neck sets these auras off, with rare exceptions. By reversing the neck nerve irritation, brainstem hyperactivity routinely calms down quickly and predictably. That has been our approach to rapidly reversing and consistently abolishing these seemingly very cryptic problems.
Rebound Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
Many headache and migraine sufferers unwittingly sabotage themselves, worsening pain and symptom problems by the way that they take medications. These medications may be over-the-counter pain relievers, or even by prescription. Some react negatively to taking a medication too often- for, say, three or more days per week. Most people do this in a cycle, medicating themselves too much for their physiology to handle. The "rebound" medication pattern is routinely a natural reaction when a pain reliever is wearing off. An increase in pain can prompt more medication use to continue symptom control. Therein lies the problem with rebound headaches. There can be a "boomerang effect" with this pattern of medication over-use. For instance, in this scenario, you may experience the onset of chronic, daily headaches, which may be even more severe than usual. The realization of this negative effect exposes that the "fix" is worse than the underlying problem itself! Basically, you'd be "rebounding" to a more intense and/or more frequent headache or migraine problem with what the body determines is an excessive frequency in medication use.
This Treatment is designed to abolish the underlying headache & migraine issues by calming down brainstem activation. Our consistent experience is that irritated nerves in the neck are responsible for underlying brainstem nerve up-regulation (irritability).
Of course, breaking the medication-overuse rebound headaches by tapering and/or stopping the problem medication(s) is warranted. However, it would make sense to address the underlying cause of the nerve irritation problems that produce the headaches and migraines in the first place. That's likely the best strategy to successfully accomplish tapering off problematic medications & leaving them behind.
Visual Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Visual changes that last 15 – 20 minutes (sometimes as long as 1 hour) - sometimes occurring in just 1 eye
◦ Shimmering spots ◦ Blind spots ◦ Zigzag patterns ◦ Flashes of light ◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness (often in only 1 eye)
• Nausea/vomiting • Headache on one side of the head • Headache may worsen with neck movement • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound
Spinal Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Dizziness • Neck pain and stiffness • Hearing Loss • Blurred Vision • Sensitivity to light • Tinnitus & ringing in ears • Nausea • Seizures (in some cases)
Ice Pick Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Sudden, short head pain bursts • Often occur in waves over a few hours • Pains may occur in different/multiple areas of head at a time • Can occur, in some cases upwards of 40 times/day
Hypnic Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Bouts often last between 15 minutes and 4 hours • Most often occurs at nighttime & during sleep • Sensitivity to sound • Sensitivity to light • Sharp head pain, often in bursts
Neuralgiform Headache (SUNCT/SUNA)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Unilateral head pain • Ear fullness • Nasal congestion
Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
Associated Conditions & Symptoms • Paroxysmal Hemicrania - Related Symptoms • Cluster Headache - Related Symptoms • Neuralgiform Headache (SUNCT & SUNA) - Related Symptoms • Hemicrania Continua - Related Symptoms • Probable Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalagia - Related Symptoms
Paroxysmal Hemicrania
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Unilateral / one-sided pain (especially around forehead, eye, or temple) • Bouts often occur 10-20 times per day • Pain behind one eye • Eye irritation and in some cases swelling • Nasal / sinus congestion • Light & sound sensitivity • Face flushing
NDPH - New Daily Persistent Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Mild nausea • Tightening pain sensations
Hemicrania Continua
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop • Generally, always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face) • Pain is moderate to severe in intensity • Symptoms are present every single day for at least 3 months • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea / vomiting • Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
Hemicrania Epileptica - Headache Attributed to Epileptic Seizure
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain • May include visual disturbances • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea & vomiting
Nummular Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Commonly prodding, pressure-like pain • Pain commonly occurs in the parietal region of the scalp • Fixed pain generally isolated in a specific elliptical or circular-shaped location • Tingling & numbness
Problems that we routinely abolish with this Natural System of Evaluation and Treatment:
Important Note: We are currently looking for the most difficult to treat patients and headache & migraine cases. This usually means having tried multiple headache & migraine treatments over many, many years as well as multiple treatments at the same time without getting significant relief.
Symptoms
Headache
Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades
*Please note that multiple migraine and headache diagnoses & conditions occurring at the same time is very common with our successful patient population due to the concurrent overlap between various nerve structures.
Click on any listing below to see symptoms we treat. As mentioned, symptoms commonly overlap.
Chronic Migraine (without aura)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Severe head pain / headache • Nausea • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Dizziness • Tightness in upper shoulders • Tightness in shoulder blades • Neck stiffness • Shoulder tension • Sinus pressure • Nose stuffiness • Eye pain / pressure • Eye dryness / itchiness • Ear fullness / pressure • Jaw tightness / pain / clicking • Tooth pain / pressure • Arm pain / numbness
Common Before Treatment • No tingling in the hand or face before the onset of migraine (like the tingling symptoms which occur with aura in most cases) • Symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM • Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine • Symptoms tend to get worse around noon on days that symptoms aren't present upon waking
Chronic Migraine (with aura)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
Main Symptoms • Severe head pain / headache • Nausea • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Dizziness • Tightness in upper shoulders • Tightness in shoulder blades • Auras / visual disturbances (see below) • Neck stiffness • Shoulder tension • Sinus pressure • Nose stuffiness • Eye pain / pressure • Eye dryness / itchiness • Ear fullness / pressure • Jaw tightness / pain / clicking • Tooth pain / pressure • Arm pain / numbness • Tingling in the hands and/or face
Aura Symptoms • Auras often start less than an hour before the onset of a headache • Sensitivity to light • Vertigo, dizziness or “spinning” feeling • Numbness and tingling • Difficulty speaking • Confusion or disorientation (aphasia) • Changes of vision or “Visual Auras” including:
◦ Flashes of light ◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness in one or both eyes ◦ Shimmering spots or “stars” ◦ Blind spots (scotomas) ◦ Colored spots ◦ Tunnel vision ◦ Flashing lights ◦ Zigzag lines that slowly float across your vision field ◦ Object size & shape distortions ◦ Pulsating and shimmering patches
Common Before Treatment • Tingling in the hand or face before the onset of migraine (unlike with non-aura chronic migraines which usually lack tingling symptoms) • Shoulders automatically seem to "tighten up" at or around the time when aura symptoms appear • Symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM • Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine • Symptoms tend to get worse around noon on days that symptoms aren't present upon waking
Tension & Stress Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Tightness or an aching/dull pressure across the forehead and the sides (temples) or back of the head near the base of the skull • Upper shoulder & shoulder blade tightness (which sometimes extends lower into shoulder blades) • Sinus pressure or nose stuffiness • Pressure, fullness, and pain in the forehead, brow, and cheeks • Scalp, neck, and shoulder tenderness • Deep, constant pain in the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, and forehead • Facial swelling • A feeling of "fullness" in your ears • Worsening pain with sudden head movements (which often gets worse when bending down at the waist) • Lessened sense of smell • Achy feeling in the upper teeth
Common Before Treatment • Tightness often moving from the upper shoulder muscles to your shoulder blades • Sometimes, you believe they’re a sinus headache because of pressure in the sinuses and stuffy nose • Symptoms usually worsening as the day goes on – usually early afternoon at around 1PM - 3PM, at which time many find themselves reaching for Advil, Excedrin, or Tylenol • You don’t think it’s a migraine because you don’t have dizziness, nausea/vomiting, or visual disturbances/aura symptoms • Mood, focus/concentration, and productivity constantly suffer
Sinus Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Fullness, pressure, and/or pain in the forehead, brow, eyes, and cheeks • Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness • Deep, constant pain in the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, and forehead • A feeling of "fullness" in the ears • Facial swelling • Worsening pain with sudden head movements (which often gets worse when bending down at the waist) • Lessened sense of smell • Achy feeling in the upper teeth
Common Before Treatment • On days not waking up feeling congested, sinus pressure often builds as the day goes on • Stuffy or runny nose usually always present by early afternoon • Commonly, not having as many issues with nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to bright lights or noise (as with many other condition types) • Patients trying various allergy interventions & treatments and/or seeing ENT doctors
Radiculopathy
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
Usual Cases • Cervical and/or lumbar radiculopathy • Numbness/tingling/tightness or pain (commonly a burning sensation) in the upper shoulder, shoulder blade, arm, forearm, hand, or fingers (as well as, in some instances, chest, neck, and upper back pain) • Pain or symptoms usually start in the neck and travel down the arm toward the elbow or hand • More frequent or intense symptoms in just one arm (in many cases) • Certain neck movements (such as looking up and/or turning the head fully toward the same side as symptoms) can worsen radiculopathy symptoms within seconds • Lack of coordination (esp. in hands) • Loss of arm reflexes (in some cases)
In More Advanced Cases • Arm and/or hand weakness, making opening jars, typing, writing, or lifting objects difficult • Decreased sensation in the hand or fingers (sometimes shoulder & arm as well)
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Extremely severe pains including:
◦ Spontaneous, sharp, shooting and jabbing pains in the face ◦ Electrical shock-type pains in the head and face
• Pain and often tingling in the cheek, teeth, jaw, lips, and gums (sometimes forehead & eyes as well) • Throbbing, burning, or aching pain at the base of the skull (where the upper neck meets the skull)
(a) pain often moves up the back of the head and into the sides of the head (b) intense to very intense pain - may be mistaken for a cluster headache
• A radiating pain pattern (usually sharp or electric shock-type pain) which moves from the base of the skull into the eyes, nose, and sinuses • Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades • Limited motion when turning the head towards the side of pain • Symptoms get worse as the day goes on (usually around the early afternoon) • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea • Constant burning pain which may lead to feeling "sore" near the base of the skull • Extremely sensitive scalp region which is easily triggered by even the smallest thing • Extremely sensitive face region which may trigger symptoms just by touching the face (especially near the mouth) • Pain behind the eye (sometimes only one-sided eye pain)
Common Before Treatment • Sometimes even a light touch over the face or in the mouth can trigger those sharp pains • Certain simple activities and movements trigger pain bouts or cause an onset of symptoms such as:
(a) turning your head to the side, or simply moving your neck (b) putting your head on a pillow (meaning, lying on your back) (c) washing and brushing your hair (d) brushing your teeth (e) talking
• Medical testing has failed to see anything wrong with you • Doctors / specialists have left you with 2 main options:
◦ Various medication trials, which are typically only partially effective, and at higher dosages routinely have significant side effects, or ◦ Invasive nerve decompression surgeries, with unpredictable results and risk of serious trigeminal nerve injury, and other associated risks
• Symptoms tend to worsen at around 10AM - 3PM
Occipital Neuralgia
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Throbbing, burning or aching pain at the base of the skull (where the upper neck meets the skull) - especially in the morning
(a) pain often moves up the back of the head and into the sides of the head (b) intense to very intense pain - may be mistaken for a cluster headache (c) burning pain may lead to feeling "sore" at or near the base of the skull
• A radiating pain pattern (usually sharp, electric shock, or tingling-type pain) which moves from the base of the skull into the eyes, nose, sinuses, and, in many cases, scalp as well • Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades • Limited motion when turning the head towards the side of pain • Symptoms tend to worsen as the day goes on (usually around early afternoon) • An extremely sensitive scalp region which is easily triggered by even the smallest thing • Sensitivity to light (in some cases) • Sensitivity to sound (in some cases) • Nausea and/or vomiting (in some cases) • Dizziness (in some cases) • Pain behind the eye (in some cases, only one-sided eye pain) • Often includes episodic pain bursts or bouts of pain • Unilateral, one-sided pain or bilateral pain on both sides of the head
Common Before Treatment • Certain movements trigger pain bouts such as:
(a) turning your head to the side, or simply moving your neck (b) putting your head on a pillow (meaning, lying on your back) (c) washing and brushing your hair (d) moving the neck
• Laying on the back can create:
(a) fullness/pressure of the sinuses (b) a runny nose (c) eye pain/pressure (d) forehead pain
Ocular & Ophthalmic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Visual changes that last 15 – 20 minutes (sometimes as long as 1 hour) - sometimes occurring just in 1 eye
◦ Shimmering spots ◦ Blind spots ◦ Zigzag patterns ◦ Flashes of light ◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness (often in only 1 eye)
• Nausea/vomiting • Headache on one side of the head • Headache may worsen with neck movement • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound
Common Before Treatment • Symptoms may sometimes progress into a general, migraine pattern • Visual disturbances get in the way of normal, everyday activities, including working, driving, reading, etc. • Symptoms often present upon waking at the start of the day (often for no apparent reason) • On days migraines are not present upon waking, symptoms generally worsen at or around noon • Long car trips usually always trigger intense migraines
Cluster Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Intense, excruciating, one-sided pain (especially in 1 eye) • Eye: tears, intense pain, redness, and maybe swelling • Nose: nose stuffiness or sinus pressure (frequently on the same side as the eye pain) • Restlessness • Forehead / facial swelling • Lightheadedness- especially around noon (in some cases) • Drooping eyelid (in some cases)
Common Before Treatment • The back & forth rocking motion during cluster headache bouts- due to excruciating pain • Headaches tend to occur at the same time of day • Symptoms often tend to occur/get worse after exercising
Hemiplegic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Weakness, numbness, and/or tingling on one side of the body (including an arm and/or leg) - often occurring on the same side as the hemiplegic migraine symptoms • Decreased muscle coordination • Headache • Nausea • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Aura symptoms and visual changes • Numbness and tingling • Mental "fog" and confusion • Difficulty speaking clearly
Common Before Treatment • Spending alot of time in dark, quiet rooms • On days that hemiplegic migraine symptoms are not present upon waking, symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM • Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine
Vestibular Migraine & Migraine Associated Vertigo
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Dizziness and/or Vertigo (the latter, feeling as if the room is spinning):
◦ May be triggered when looking at moving objects ◦ Balance problems ◦ Motion sensitivity ◦ Unsteadiness - feeling like you’re rocking on a boat ◦ Sometimes lasts more than a few minutes (and in more advanced cases, days)
• Nausea and vomiting • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Can occur with or without the throbbing headache that's typical of a migraine • Lightheadedness • Visual auras (in some cases) • Ringing in the ears (tinnitus symptoms) • Ear fullness or pressure • Confusion or disorientation
Common Before Treatment • Partial or no relief with BPPV treatment • Motion sensitivity such as car sickness • Migraine or headache issues at some point in the past - even if delayed back many years
Abdominal Migraine / IBS / GERD
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Abdominal Pain • Nausea • Vomiting (sometimes) • Appetite loss • Pale skin • Numbness or tingling
Common Before Treatment • Abdominal migraines in childhood • Bouts seem to occur randomly • Everything looks “normal” at checkups, but there’s clearly something wrong • Can sometimes turn into a classic migraine • Abdominal migraine symptoms present upon waking for no apparent reason • Symptoms worsen at around 10AM - 3PM
Menstrual Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Consistent migraines around monthly cycle • Throbbing pain in the head (commonly worse on one side) • Nausea and/or vomiting • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound
Common Before Treatment • Migraines:
(a) usually start 1-2 days before (b) usually last 2-3 days after
• Not wanting to stay on meds- potentially due to only partial relief or perhaps not wanting medication side-effects • Neck & upper shoulders tighten up right before & during a menstrual migraine • Tightness ascends & moves into both the shoulder and shoulder blades at the same time
Cervicogenic Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Tightness in the upper shoulders and shoulder blades • Restricted range of motion - especially when turning the head toward the side of symptoms • Persistent neck tightness and fatigue • Non-throbbing, steady head pain that usually stays in the same place for extended periods of time • Headaches can be triggered by various neck movements and sustained neck postures (for instance, at a computer) and may radiate into the eyes • Pain in the eyes, forehead, and/or temples that can last for hours or days (usually associated with pain & tightness in the upper neck, near the base of the skull) • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Blurry vision – often in only one eye • Nausea and/or vomiting • Unilateral, one-sided pain of the head, face, neck, shoulder, or arm (in some cases)
Common Before Treatment • On days headache pain is not present, symptoms tend to worsen as the day goes on (especially by early afternoon at around 1PM - 2PM) • Symptoms commonly worsen for the first hour or so of the morning • Sudden head pain when sneezing, coughing, or looking upward for a sustained period of time
Migraine Continua
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop • Generally, the pain is always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face) • Pain is moderate to severe in intensity • Symptoms usually present every single day for at least 3 months • Generally, pain doesn't switch sides from one side of the head & face to the other side • Eye tearing / redness • Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness / nasal fullness or congestion • Nausea and/or vomiting • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Drooping eyelid (in some cases)
Common Before Treatment • Consistently wondering if there is a burst blood vessel in the brain or some other serious brain problem (such as a brain tumor)
Migrainosus (also called status migraine, intractable migraine, or refractory migraine)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop • Generally, always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face) • Pain is moderate to severe in intensity • Symptoms usually always present every single day for at least 3 months • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea / vomiting • Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
Ophthalmoplegic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
The ophthalmoplegic migraine has been reclassified more as neuralgia (nerve pain). That said, it commonly causes eye pain and/or pressure, as well as eye muscle incoordination as well as associated visual disturbances. Some even have an eyelid (or both eyelids) close for periods of time, which can be quite alarming.
It's certainly worth an evaluation with this meticulous System to determine if we can help you. Our experience has shown that we can often reverse these problems by addressing multiple nerve systems that converge in the brainstem. We do this by naturally calming down the excessive firing of brainstem nerves cascading up from nerves in the neck.
Retinal Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Vision loss or partial vision loss (Occurs most often in 1 eye) • Scotomas or “black spots” in visual field • Scintillations or light spots in visual field
Silent Migraine / Acephalgic Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
You may be familiar with auras, which many experience before the onset of a migraine. Auras can include all different types of manifestations- not just visual (which is very common). Visual auras routinely include brief bouts of seeing curved or squiggly lines, vision loss, light sensitivity, or blurry vision. Auras that don't fit the visual category can consist of such things as dizziness, numbness, tingling, weakness, confusion, difficulty speaking, and in some instances, even vomiting.
That said, silent migraines generally last only a few minutes, up to an hour- but without an associated headache.
We have found that brainstem hyper-activation from irritated nerves in the neck sets these auras off. By reversing the neck nerve irritation, brainstem hyperactivity routinely calms down quickly- and predictably. That has been our approach to rapidly reversing & consistently abolishing this seemingly cryptic problem.
Migraine with Brainstem Aura
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
Brainstem aura symptoms can be really frightening, as the aura manifestation can appear to be a really serious problem. Symptoms may act very similar to very serious disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, or transient ischemic attack. However, research points to elevated brainstem activity as the epicenter of the problem.
We have found that brainstem hyper-activation from irritated nerves in the neck sets these auras off, with rare exceptions. By reversing the neck nerve irritation, brainstem hyperactivity routinely calms down quickly and predictably. That has been our approach to rapidly reversing and consistently abolishing these seemingly very cryptic problems.
Rebound Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
Many headache and migraine sufferers unwittingly sabotage themselves, worsening pain and symptom problems by the way that they take medications. These medications may be over-the-counter pain relievers, or even by prescription. Some react negatively to taking a medication too often- for, say, three or more days per week. Most people do this in a cycle, medicating themselves too much for their physiology to handle. The "rebound" medication pattern is routinely a natural reaction when a pain reliever is wearing off. An increase in pain can prompt more medication use to continue symptom control. Therein lies the problem with rebound headaches. There can be a "boomerang effect" with this pattern of medication over-use. For instance, in this scenario, you may experience the onset of chronic, daily headaches, which may be even more severe than usual. The realization of this negative effect exposes that the "fix" is worse than the underlying problem itself! Basically, you'd be "rebounding" to a more intense and/or more frequent headache or migraine problem with what the body determines is an excessive frequency in medication use.
This Treatment is designed to abolish the underlying headache & migraine issues by calming down brainstem activation. Our consistent experience is that irritated nerves in the neck are responsible for underlying brainstem nerve up-regulation (irritability).
Of course, breaking the medication-overuse rebound headaches by tapering and/or stopping the problem medication(s) is warranted. However, it would make sense to address the underlying cause of the nerve irritation problems that produce the headaches and migraines in the first place. That's likely the best strategy to successfully accomplish tapering off problematic medications & leaving them behind.
Visual Migraine
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Visual changes that last 15 – 20 minutes (sometimes as long as 1 hour) - sometimes occurring in just 1 eye
◦ Shimmering spots ◦ Blind spots ◦ Zigzag patterns ◦ Flashes of light ◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness (often in only 1 eye)
• Nausea/vomiting • Headache on one side of the head • Headache may worsen with neck movement • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound
Spinal Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Dizziness • Neck pain and stiffness • Hearing Loss • Blurred Vision • Sensitivity to light • Tinnitus & ringing in ears • Nausea • Seizures (in some cases)
Ice Pick Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Sudden, short head pain bursts • Often occur in waves over a few hours • Pains may occur in different/multiple areas of head at a time • Can occur, in some cases upwards of 40 times/day
Hypnic Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Bouts often last between 15 minutes and 4 hours • Most often occurs at nighttime & during sleep • Sensitivity to sound • Sensitivity to light • Sharp head pain, often in bursts
Neuralgiform Headache (SUNCT/SUNA)
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Unilateral head pain • Ear fullness • Nasal congestion
Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
Associated Conditions & Symptoms • Paroxysmal Hemicrania - Related Symptoms • Cluster Headache - Related Symptoms • Neuralgiform Headache (SUNCT & SUNA) - Related Symptoms • Hemicrania Continua - Related Symptoms • Probable Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalagia - Related Symptoms
Paroxysmal Hemicrania
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Unilateral / one-sided pain (especially around forehead, eye, or temple) • Bouts often occur 10-20 times per day • Pain behind one eye • Eye irritation and in some cases swelling • Nasal / sinus congestion • Light & sound sensitivity • Face flushing
NDPH - New Daily Persistent Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Mild nausea • Tightening pain sensations
Hemicrania Continua
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop • Generally, always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face) • Pain is moderate to severe in intensity • Symptoms are present every single day for at least 3 months • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea / vomiting • Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
Hemicrania Epileptica - Headache Attributed to Epileptic Seizure
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain • May include visual disturbances • Sensitivity to light • Sensitivity to sound • Nausea & vomiting
Nummular Headache
Symptoms We Treat:
Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.
• Commonly prodding, pressure-like pain • Pain commonly occurs in the parietal region of the scalp • Fixed pain generally isolated in a specific elliptical or circular-shaped location • Tingling & numbness
United States ● Canada ● New Zealand ● Australia ● Other Locations
*Through the highly refined & developed remote treatment option (just as effective as in-clinic patient treatment)
*According to our results, treatment through our remote treatment program has been found to be just as effective as the in-person sessions at our clinic's physical location in San Antonio, Texas due to the proprietary real-time dynamic symptom response tracking algorithm we've developed and use.* This allows patients to receive Advanced Treatment through specialized online sessions - without them ever showing up to our clinic in-person. A receptionist sets patients up with this option if they aren't from Texas - to save them valuable time as they progress through Advanced Treatment.
Real-time, online communications now allow our patients to achieve lasting relief faster and with less travel time in nearly all cases.*
We are now seeing patients using the Zoom™ app, which a receptionist helps all patients get set up with.
Problems that we routinely abolish with this Natural System of Evaluation and Treatment:
Important Note: We are currently looking for the most difficult to treat patients and headache & migraine cases. This usually means having tried multiple headache & migraine treatments over many, many years as well as multiple treatments at the same time without getting significant relief.
Symptoms
Headache
Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades
*Please note that multiple migraine and headache diagnoses & conditions occurring at the same time is very common with our successful patient population due to the concurrent overlap between various nerve structures.
Chronic Migraine (without aura)
Chronic Migraine (with aura)
Tension & Stress Headache
Sinus Headache
Radiculopathy
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Occipital Neuralgia
Ocular & Ophthalmic Migraine
Cluster Headache
Hemiplegic Migraine
Vestibular Migraine & Migraine Associated Vertigo
Abdominal Migraine / IBS / GERD
Menstrual Migraine
Cervicogenic Headache
Migraine Continua
Migrainosus (also called status migraine, intractable migraine, or refractory migraine)
Ophthalmoplegic Migraine
Retinal Migraine
Silent Migraine / Acephalgic Migraine
Migraine with Brainstem Aura
Rebound Headache
Visual Migraine
Spinal Headache
Ice Pick Headache
Hypnic Headache
Neuralgiform Headache (SUNCT/SUNA)
Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia
Paroxysmal Hemicrania
NDPH - New Daily Persistent Headache
Hemicrania Continua
Hemicrania Epileptica - Headache Attributed to Epileptic Seizure
