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How It Works
Predictably Achieving Lasting Headache, Migraine, & Related Symptom Resolution
Brief Introduction (More of How It Works Is Directly Below):
For those who need help or wish to see if they are a candidate, instead of learning how this works, you can take the Admission Survey below on this page. A receptionist will then get back with details.
This is a predictable System, where we systematically & naturally correct the nerve issues involved with difficult, long-term headache, migraine, and closely-related symptom cases. This System is made to effectively and comprehensively resolve the underlying causal factors of headaches & migraines that other treatments tend to only be partially addressing.* The entire system is accomplished easily over Zoom™, with 1-on-1 remote sessions.
We have seen thousands of remote cases effectively and successfully over the years, for those from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and other countries. For the last few years, we've achieved the same level of success for remote cases as the previous in-clinic Texas cases we've seen.*
Please Note: We reserve the right to accept cases we see. We are looking for more intensive cases, as they are needing to be helped most with what we do. Thank you for understanding.
For those who need help or wish to see if they are a candidate, instead of learning how this works, you can take the Admission Survey below on this page. A receptionist will then get back with details.
This is a predictable System, where we systematically & naturally correct the nerve issues involved with difficult, long-term headache, migraine, and closely-related symptom cases. This System is made to effectively and comprehensively resolve the underlying causal factors of headaches & migraines that other treatments tend to only be partially addressing.* The entire system is accomplished easily over Zoom™, with 1-on-1 remote sessions.
We have seen thousands of remote cases effectively and successfully over the years, for those from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and other countries. For the last few years, we've achieved the same level of success for remote cases as the previous in-clinic Texas cases we've seen.*
Please Note: We reserve the right to accept cases we see. We are looking for more intensive cases, as they are needing to be helped most with what we do. Thank you for understanding.
Overview - What We Do & How It Works:
*See the videos of Dr. Turner for an explanation of what we do below on the main page. However, if you’re curious about how this works, you can continue reading for a more detailed explanation of what we do right below. Thank You.
Introduction (Brief)
In many areas of research, an answer already has been found to intensive pain & symptom problems. However, in the area of headaches and migraines, no one seems to have found a good answer that is proven to work consistently to achieve a state of complete & lasting relief.*
That’s why it surprises many sufferers who see us: that the very thing that can make their intensive headaches and/or debilitating migraines go into lasting & complete remission: is a System that has already existed for the last 18 years. Furthermore, it takes a bit less than 2 months, on average to achieve this lasting remission outcome, and the approach is not yet being taught in medical school.*
In fact, we tried to “surpass” this approach that we have been using over the years with 16 different treatment approaches: including medication & injection cocktails, high-intensity laser, and other various approaches, but we were not able to surpass this approach. Instead, we stopped all of these treatments & therapies- except for this one comprehensive System.
In addition, we were seeing certain cases try chiropractic, physical therapy, massage, and acupuncture (all 4), without achieving lasting freedom from their symptoms. They were still left in the same “maintenance scenario”- forever trapped by their symptom problems, without any real answers.
There is one major reason for this. That’s because the only way to get people over their headaches and migraines: is to take away the 1 most powerful trigger in the neck. After this, people can then tend to: eat any food they want without flaring up. They can go to the gym without flaring up. They can even get back to living without these headaches and migraines. The thing is, it doesn’t always hurt in the neck for some sufferers, because the nerve signals climax downstream at the nerve sites in the head, oftentimes shoulders (as tension), and other locations as well.
These sufferers we see who are getting back to a life of lasting relief without these symptoms- can achieve all of this (lasting headache and migraine remission) without surgery, the invasive chemicals, or specialists “guessing” what the problem could be. Instead, we use symptom data, with consistently predictable outcomes.*
Our average success case (that finishes our System) had already seen 5 doctors or specialists before us without them finding the real cause behind their migraines and/or headaches that we currently address.*
And, when specialists cannot find the cause, it's difficult for anything to be done effectively about the symptoms. That's what nearly every case we see says; they're left with no tangible answers, and they're trapped.
The True Cause- Leads To Lasting Symptom Resolution
That’s because neurologists today aren’t taught these issues in medical school. Neither are the neuroradiologists who take headache & migraine sufferers' MRI’s and CT-scans. They overlook the real underlying issues in most every case we see.
Instead, neurologists commonly tell sufferers “we don’t know why you get your headaches and migraines.” Most all of the people who are ready to finally be “finished” with their headaches and migraines with this have been told this very statement, many of them different times by different neurologists. (People consistently tell us how frustrating that is after hearing that over the years.)
However, none of this is tends to in any way surprise us anymore: because finding the solution that actually worked took us over 20 years, much of which was before we started using the System. In order to address all of the issues that could be causing headaches and migraines, we had to extensively symptom-based statistical analysis- to map each symptom at different symptom points to specific locations- of exactly which nerves cause those symptoms and where. There is a reason no one is solving these issues: because it takes great know-how.
Refinement of this System occurred over thousands of cases over 12 years. We did this for every nerve system that runs into the head, face, shoulders, and arms (primary headache and migraine nerves).
However, despite all of this, our data tells us that the majority of people who visit our website, leave due to skepticism. This is understandable. Sufferers today have been jaded by this current world- that wants to keep them on treatments forever, slowly draining their finances and “options” for treatment over many years. Rather, in our approach, we actually work to get people better, so that they can stop sessions with us. We want them better! And, that’s what we achieve every single workday, nothing out of the ordinary.
For anyone who is tired of feeling the constant uncertainty, and "trapped" everyday with no answers, this approach could absolutely change their life. It's done just that for thousands of sufferers. It's been able to successfully address the most complex cases that we've seen: who had been to the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and/or other mainstream facilities without achieving any real or lasting progress or level of success. Dr. Turner, our founder, has already seen more than 10,000 cases, personally, at this point with this System methodology. (However, we use the “4,200” as the main case number at our homepage for believably reasons.)
When we free up the nerves, and people get better, it’s cause and then effect. It’s repeatable every single time, as long as someone doesn’t have 5 particular situations going on. For your convenience, here are the 5 situations- where what we do is not a fit:
(1) Someone has too much degeneration or lack of neck structure generation potential - as in some cases of EDS or after a certain age.
(2) Someone has a rapidly changing neck structure (This has to deal with age. Often, those 14 or younger are not the best fit, because although our System can still work great for them, the results may not last because the spine is still in the process of maturation.)
(3) Someone has had a surgery that has modified their anatomy (This means we often can’t naturally correct the structures in their necks.)
(4) Someone has had a stroke (rare).
(5) Someone has an ongoing condition that would prevent their successful progression in this System- (a) continued symptom history of POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), (b) basilar migraines (rare), (c) active chronic Lyme's disease, (d) certain cases of severe arthritis of the neck, or (e) retinal-specific migraines (a rare type that's much different than having an aura or visual symptoms).
That’s it. Those are the only situations where our System hasn't worked fabulously to our knowledge.
That's based on the thousands of cases we've seen over the last almost two decades. (Yes, we are going to use the word “fabulous” because it is absolutely true!)
However, fixing the issues behind these problems is not easy.
Approaches Today Are Often Dead-Ends (and Why)
NUCCA chiropractic, McKenzie method (physical therapy) and other approaches have not been able to achieve the results of this System, even with methods that specifically focus on the neck region. These approaches are not made specifically for headaches and migraines, and, even if they were, they have to comprehensively address all of the issues- each point along the affected nerves. It would also need to correct the issues to keep symptoms gone, which is what this System has done best over the years.
Furthermore, neck nerve de-compression surgery, still often results in lasting symptoms. These cases often have lasting complications. In addition, spinal "alignment" methods, in our experience, often return back to "un-alignment" very quickly, which is why we found that to be a dead-end approach. Other approaches like medications and injections tend to never end- because the nerves are still being affected underneath.
Remember, we have to address each nerve problem at each location, and, also, we have to find all of the locations that are involved. Only then can we achieve the results we do.* We then have to show each person how to naturally de-constrict all of these nerves involved for them, without irritating any of their other nerves- doing so in a way that's stable for the long-term.
The Proven Solution to Predictably Achieve Lasting Relief
The process we use is highly complex, and this is a per-case basis approach. It cannot be the same "system" or "movements" for everyone, because there are different issues and different nerves that are generating the symptoms.
This took us thousands of hours (as mentioned) to get this right. Because of this, no one does what we do. And, that’s despite us having the highest success rate of any treatment or therapy on the planet that we've seen so far (after the thousands of cases we've seen).
We’ve done this in front of audiences (taking headaches and migraines away on the spot). It's nothing to us at this point, because we found the main "causal" points, and understand at the deeper level how to quickly identify them. That said, note that achieving the lasting relief results we achieve (not just on-the spot more instant relief) takes under 2 months. That said, when sufferers first start, we show people how to quickly change their particular symptoms at-will, until they gradually get better through this approach.*
This all said, we estimate that just about 98% of people that have headaches and migraines have existing issues in the neck region- because that's been our experience. It's been quite baffling over the years to see qualified neurologists & doctors overlooking these issues, but it happens in the overwhelming majority of cases. Truly, as mentioned, the real problems get overlooked in nearly all cases who come to see us.
Therefore, we currently believe that, for the first time in history, there is a real, true, proven, and lasting answer to migraines and headaches, that can predictably make them go into complete & lasting remission. No one in our space should ever use the “c_re” word in professional health world- which is why we don’t. But we hope you see the value nonetheless of leaving behind a world of constant endless treatments, specialists, and “guessing” at the problem over years. The truth is, though the process is complex, there is only one primary trigger for all of these symptoms, and it’s in the neck. There are more details below. Our methodology has been designed to fix this better than any other mechanism or method. It’s the best of it’s type anywhere. We could have couched that, but we don't need to. It's been that effective, and you won’t find reviews like ours anywhere else. We've looked.
In other words, this is the only approach we've seen that addresses the real cause predictably, and then keeps these issues gone, so sufferers don't need to waste their time & finances over years, on treatments & therapies that aren't addressing the cause or lasting.
We’re truly proud of our work helping thousands of sufferers achieve lasting remission.
See the videos of Dr. Turner for an explanation of what we do below on the main page. However, if you’re curious about how this works, you can continue reading for a more detailed explanation of what we do right below. Thank You.
Introduction (Brief)
In many areas of research, an answer already has been found to intensive pain & symptom problems. However, in the area of headaches and migraines, no one seems to have found a good answer that is proven to work consistently to achieve a state of complete & lasting relief.*
That’s why it surprises many sufferers who see us: that the very thing that can make their intensive headaches and/or debilitating migraines go into lasting & complete remission: is a System that has already existed for the last 18 years. Furthermore, it takes a bit less than 2 months, on average to achieve this lasting remission outcome, and the approach is not yet being taught in medical school.*
In fact, we tried to “surpass” this approach that we have been using over the years with 16 different treatment approaches: including medication & injection cocktails, high-intensity laser, and other various approaches, but we were not able to surpass this approach. Instead, we stopped all of these treatments & therapies- except for this one comprehensive System.
In addition, we were seeing certain cases try chiropractic, physical therapy, massage, and acupuncture (all 4), without achieving lasting freedom from their symptoms. They were still left in the same “maintenance scenario”- forever trapped by their symptom problems, without any real answers.
There is one major reason for this. That’s because the only way to get people over their headaches and migraines: is to take away the 1 most powerful trigger in the neck. After this, people can then tend to: eat any food they want without flaring up. They can go to the gym without flaring up. They can even get back to living without these headaches and migraines. The thing is, it doesn’t always hurt in the neck for some sufferers, because the nerve signals climax downstream at the nerve sites in the head, oftentimes shoulders (as tension), and other locations as well.
These sufferers we see who are getting back to a life of lasting relief without these symptoms- can achieve all of this (lasting headache and migraine remission) without surgery, the invasive chemicals, or specialists “guessing” what the problem could be. Instead, we use symptom data, with consistently predictable outcomes.*
Our average success case (that finishes our System) had already seen 5 doctors or specialists before us without them finding the real cause behind their migraines and/or headaches that we currently address.*
And, when specialists cannot find the cause, it's difficult for anything to be done effectively about the symptoms. That's what nearly every case we see says; they're left with no tangible answers, and they're trapped.
The True Cause- Leads To Lasting Symptom Resolution
That’s because neurologists today aren’t taught these issues in medical school. Neither are the neuroradiologists who take headache & migraine sufferers' MRI’s and CT-scans. They overlook the real underlying issues in most every case we see.
Instead, neurologists commonly tell sufferers “we don’t know why you get your headaches and migraines.” Most all of the people who are ready to finally be “finished” with their headaches and migraines with this have been told this very statement, many of them different times by different neurologists. (People consistently tell us how frustrating that is after hearing that over the years.)
However, none of this is tends to in any way surprise us anymore: because finding the solution that actually worked took us over 20 years, much of which was before we started using the System. In order to address all of the issues that could be causing headaches and migraines, we had to extensively symptom-based statistical analysis- to map each symptom at different symptom points to specific locations- of exactly which nerves cause those symptoms and where. There is a reason no one is solving these issues: because it takes great know-how.
Refinement of this System occurred over thousands of cases over 12 years. We did this for every nerve system that runs into the head, face, shoulders, and arms (primary headache and migraine nerves).
However, despite all of this, our data tells us that the majority of people who visit our website, leave due to skepticism. This is understandable. Sufferers today have been jaded by this current world- that wants to keep them on treatments forever, slowly draining their finances and “options” for treatment over many years. Rather, in our approach, we actually work to get people better, so that they can stop sessions with us. We want them better! And, that’s what we achieve every single workday, nothing out of the ordinary.
For anyone who is tired of feeling the constant uncertainty, and "trapped" everyday with no answers, this approach could absolutely change their life. It's done just that for thousands of sufferers. It's been able to successfully address the most complex cases that we've seen: who had been to the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and/or other mainstream facilities without achieving any real or lasting progress or level of success. Dr. Turner, our founder, has already seen more than 10,000 cases, personally, at this point with this System methodology. (However, we use the “4,200” as the main case number at our homepage for believably reasons.)
When we free up the nerves, and people get better, it’s cause and then effect. It’s repeatable every single time, as long as someone doesn’t have 5 particular situations going on. For your convenience, here are the 5 situations- where what we do is not a fit:
(1) Someone has too much degeneration or lack of neck structure generation potential - as in some cases of EDS or after a certain age.
(2) Someone has a rapidly changing neck structure (This has to deal with age. Often, those 14 or younger are not the best fit, because although our System can still work great for them, the results may not last because the spine is still in the process of maturation.)
(3) Someone has had a surgery that has modified their anatomy (This means we often can’t naturally correct the structures in their necks.)
(4) Someone has had a stroke (rare).
(5) Someone has an ongoing condition that would prevent their successful progression in this System- (a) continued symptom history of POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), (b) basilar migraines (rare), (c) active chronic Lyme's disease, (d) certain cases of severe arthritis of the neck, or (e) retinal-specific migraines (a rare type that's much different than having an aura or visual symptoms).
That’s it. Those are the only situations where our System hasn't worked fabulously to our knowledge.
However, fixing the issues behind these problems is not easy.
Approaches Today Are Often Dead-Ends (and Why)
NUCCA chiropractic, McKenzie method (physical therapy) and other approaches have not been able to achieve the results of this System, even with methods that specifically focus on the neck region. These approaches are not made specifically for headaches and migraines, and, even if they were, they have to comprehensively address all of the issues- each point along the affected nerves. It would also need to correct the issues to keep symptoms gone, which is what this System has done best over the years.
Furthermore, neck nerve de-compression surgery, still often results in lasting symptoms. These cases often have lasting complications. In addition, spinal "alignment" methods, in our experience, often return back to "un-alignment" very quickly, which is why we found that to be a dead-end approach. Other approaches like medications and injections tend to never end- because the nerves are still being affected underneath.
Remember, we have to address each nerve problem at each location, and, also, we have to find all of the locations that are involved. Only then can we achieve the results we do.* We then have to show each person how to naturally de-constrict all of these nerves involved for them, without irritating any of their other nerves- doing so in a way that's stable for the long-term.
The Proven Solution to Predictably Achieve Relief That Lasts
The process we use is highly complex, and this is a per-case basis approach. It cannot be the same "system" or "movements" for everyone, because there are different issues and different nerves that are generating the symptoms.
This took us thousands of hours (as mentioned) to get this right. Because of this, no one does what we do. And, that’s despite us having the highest success rate of any treatment or therapy on the planet that we've seen so far (after the thousands of cases we've seen).
We’ve done this in front of audiences (taking headaches and migraines away on the spot). It's nothing to us at this point, because we found the main "causal" points, and understand at the deeper level how to quickly identify them. That said, note that achieving the lasting relief results we achieve (not just on-the spot more instant relief) takes under 2 months. That said, when sufferers first start, we show people how to quickly change their particular symptoms at-will, until they gradually get better through this approach.*
This all said, we estimate that just about 98% of people that have headaches and migraines have existing issues in the neck region- because that's been our experience. It's been quite baffling over the years to see qualified neurologists & doctors overlooking these issues, but it happens in the overwhelming majority of cases. Truly, as mentioned, the real problems get overlooked in nearly all cases who come to see us.
Therefore, we currently believe that, for the first time in history, there is a real, true, proven, and lasting answer to migraines and headaches, that can predictably make them go into complete & lasting remission. No one in our space should ever use the “c_re” word in professional health world- which is why we don’t. But we hope you see the value nonetheless of leaving behind a world of constant endless treatments, specialists, and “guessing” at the problem over years. The truth is, though the process is complex, there is only one primary trigger for all of these symptoms, and it’s in the neck. There are more details below. Our methodology has been designed to fix this better than any other mechanism or method. It’s the best of it’s type anywhere. We could have couched that, but we don't need to. It's been that effective, and you won’t find reviews like ours anywhere else. We've looked.
In other words, this is the only approach we've seen that addresses the real cause predictably, and then keeps these issues gone, so sufferers don't need to waste their time & finances over years, on treatments & therapies that aren't addressing the cause or lasting.
We’re truly proud of our work helping thousands of sufferers achieve lasting remission.
The Advanced Treatment: Why It Works:
*Note- This section has important background information behind why this works. If you want to see more about how this works (and what it looks like in what we do), please see the second section that's further below. Thank You.
Treatment approaches today tend to follow the use of "symptom management". Follow-ups are expected, and relief tends to be short-term (under 3 months).* This can include various medications, injections, and treatment sessions. Furthermore, treatment outcomes tend to still include significant symptoms until the next treatment. This leaves many sufferers without any real answers, and stuck in what we call the endless "cycle of symptoms".
Although treatments such as medications, injections, chiropractic, physical therapy, massage, and others can be effective in the short-term, these approaches are made to provide temporary relief. They are also made to be repeated, which we've found can waste patients time & finances in the long-run.
We've found that these approaches truly are "touching on" the cause, resulting in some relief, but they aren't addressing it fully at the source. Rather, we need to address these issues at the source directly. However, in our experience, treatments today are only temporarily addressing superficial symptoms. Therefore, the relief is not lasting, and tends to be, at best, partial only. The symptoms quickly come right back.
There is a major reason for this, and that reason- is that treatments today work by modulating the already-resulting pain. This means that these treatments are not stopping why the nerves are firing the symptom signals at the nerve roots already. For instance, anti-CGRP medications block CGRP, but, in our experience, they do not address why the CGRP is being made in the first place.*
As a result, the majority of all treatments today are minimizing resulting symptoms (upstream of the cause), without addressing why the symptoms are already present with nerve irritation.* The result is that the majority of today's sufferers are left in a state of uncertainty, ongoing symptoms, & ongoing "temporary relief" dependence. By analogy, the "tack" they are standing on must be removed, but all current treatments are offering them is pain relief: while they are standing on the tack.
A Complete & Better Solution:
Note: More than a decade ago, Dr. Jeff Turner, our founder, used 16 of the most promising current treatments over a series of years. However, none of them resulted in relief remotely close to the System Dr. Turner uses now: because these approaches failed to fully address the source.
We therefore abandoned these many treatment approaches, in favor of the cause-based System we now use for all cases. The System we use now is made specifically to fully and comprehensively resolve these issues targeted at headaches, migraines, and related symptoms.
That said, here is our clinical experience with conventional treatment methods in past years:
- Medications & Injections - Prevent or Block Pain Signals, but the pain symptoms are always there to rise & cause problems again.
- Chiropractic & Massage - Relief outcomes tend to last 3 months, require ongoing sessions, and don’t achieve complete relief for most sufferers.
- Acupuncture - Doesn’t work for many cases we see. Before we used our System exclusively, we used to have an acupuncturist in our clinic for over a year, until we abandoned this approach.
- Physical Therapy - Conventional Physical Therapy is not made specifically for headaches or migraines.
- Conventional Nerve De-Compression - Nerve de-compression (a) can cause further problems to certain structural locations that don’t need de-compression (further problems down-the-line) and (b) de-compression often doesn’t address all the types of anatomical problems that are involved.
- Surgery - Alters the human anatomy; often doesn’t work, and, when it does, requires years of follow-ups and potential complications. In addition, nerve blocks can in some situations block symptoms; however, they don’t fix why the symptoms are already happening. There are also complications with nerve blocks.
- Anti-Inflammatory Supplements (Natural) - Somewhat useful, but often tend to be not powerful enough, and only address resulting symptoms.*
- Diets - Diets can prevent symptoms, but they don't fix anything. That's because the same symptoms are always waiting there to surface. It’s simply a maintenance scenario until symptoms come back again (AIP / carnivore / modified mediterranean etc.). In contrast, by fixing the cause, the common trigger foods can eventually stop triggering symptoms, once the causes are corrected.*
- Spinal Alignment Methods - Often, are too generalized to have a lasting effect; there's a risk of headaches and/or migraines easily returning.
- Our Advanced System: Naturally addresses these issues at their true cause, allowing for a complete remission of symptoms that lasts, for those who are a fit.
There are many reasons why such few people with these symptom problems actually get better with conventional treatments. Treatments today are not made to last, but made to be repeated. This leaves sufferers trapped in the same familiar “symptom cycle” rut. They are not made to specifically resolve the true pathophysiology behind the headaches and/or migraines. Temporary symptom treatments only provide temporary relief until the next session. Underlying issues stay uncorrected, as dreaded symptoms continue. In our experience, this keeps people trapped through the long-term, and this is no solution.
Even for more specialized approaches, there is a low chance of success- because all of the problem points have to be addressed. Otherwise, the symptoms can easily come back in our experience, thereby causing more pain cycles.
Truly, a lasting and comprehensive solution is needed: a solution that’s specifically made to put headaches and migraines into a full remission - without any ongoing “temporary relief” treatments.
This system we use is made to comprehensively address all of the issues present for a case. This is why the System we use can cause a complete remission of symptoms, and is currently the most effective approach that we’re aware of after exhausting the options.
Address The Real Cause to Achieve Lasting Relief
Our experience with these symptom problems says that it’s so much better to fix symptom problems at the source, than to only temporarily “prevent” them, which means they come right back. In contrast, our System was made to operate at what we call the "causal level".
It is made to eliminate & comprehensively address the true underlying causes behind condition case types we see, to make the symptoms stay gone throughout the long-term.* It's different than treatments, because it's working at the "deeper level" that the treatments today are "touching on".
The majority of long-term sufferers who we see have been left for years without answers to their particular symptoms. Instead, they tend to be told by their neurologist "we don't know what's causing your symptoms". This is truly apparent to us: because in a recent statistical analysis, our average patient had migraines and/or headaches for 27 years before seeing us, and had seen 8 specialists.* Furthermore, many of those we see come to us from well-established national clinics when conventional treatments are not working.
This is all because "pain & symptom management" was never meant to last. Instead, treatments today are meant to be repeated because they minimize resulting symptoms without fully addressing the true causes behind patients' symptoms. Therefore, the symptoms come right back for patients. In fact, the expectation for headache & migraine treatment today is continued sessions, pills, or injections.
Although treatments like medications, injections, chiropractic, and other interventions can temporarily minimize symptoms, oftentimes with some efficacy, these approaches truly are not made to stop headaches, migraines, or related symptoms at their true source. Instead, stopping headaches & migraines at their true source can keep them gone. This has predictably achieved complete & lasting relief across thousands of different case types we've seen.*
Instead, at the Texas Migraine Clinic, our only focus is to address headache, migraine, and related symptoms at the source. That's because we need to do more than just temporary "symptom management": which doesn't work to fully rid patients of these symptom issues. We need to keep these symptoms gone for patients we see. Unlike rather ineffective temporary relief treatments today, our goal isn't to keep patients "trapped" into a treatment that doesn't fix anything, where symptoms come right back. Rather, we get right to work fixing the cause, so that symptoms can go away altogether. That way, people don't need to keep spending money on continued treatments (including ours) into the future. In this way, true freedom can then be achieved.*
Addressing the source is how we're able to keep these issues gone for patients. When we fix the real root cases, we set up a situation that keeps these issues from happening in the future.*
*In our System, symptoms predictably leave in a certain order, as we comprehensively address underlying nerve issues. This then allows people who follow our System to "taper off" their treatments, including this System, as they get better.
The Natural Lasting Solution
At Texas Migraine Clinic, we know how imperative it is to both identify and address why these nerves are firing in the first place. Only then can we set up a state in the body to keep the headaches and migraines gone in a lasting way: without continued treatments. When approaches are made to only temporarily relieve these symptoms via "symptom management", the symptoms will come right back, as our internal statistics consistently show for sufferers, before they are accepted into our Advanced Treatment.
In our experience, resolving the cause rather than "symptom management" is what truly makes the difference for those we see. After all, there are only two choices in our experience, and that's between achieving years of freedom by addressing the cause- or continued years of ongoing symptoms with temporary relief approaches. In fact, we consistently tell those we see that numbing, preventing, or blocking symptoms or pain, means that the symptoms come back again. This leaves sufferers trapped- in a deep rut of symptoms.
That is why this methodology we use is sought-after for debilitating cases around the world who are tired of symptoms, often for decades, and are ready to move on past endless, often ineffective treatment modalities.*
We believe that one day, what we do will become the ongoing standard for headache & migraine treatments, once specialists see the superiority of effectively resolving the true cause rather than managing symptom patterns. However, it takes an average of 17 years for treatments that are working in medicine to reach mainstream practice, according to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. Therefore, given enough time, we believe that this will catch on.
The Advanced Treatment: How It Works (and What It Looks Like):
A - Brief Overview:
We've found that it's common for migraines & headaches to originate in the neck region (upwards of 90% of cases), directly around the nerves that go up into the head & face.
Specialists show those we see what to do for their particular condition-symptom set. This depends on where the nerves are affected in this region.
The System involves highly detailed movements, specifically designed for migraines & headaches in a way that's different than chiropractic, massage, and conventional physical therapy. These movements are made specifically for the structures that surround the migraine-headache nerves. This is much different than simple "alignment", where certain issues may not be fixed. Movements must be different per-case because there can be multiple issues that can surround the migraine & headache nerves that run throughout this neck region. For instance, we've found that micro-impingements are frequently overlooked in sufferers' MRI's or CT-scans over the years that they've had symptoms.
These movements we use, specialized per-case, free up the nerves at the source of the irritation in the neck, resulting in an absence of symptoms. This is assuming that the person we're seeing for symptoms is a good fit for our System, which we work to check for after the survey on our homepage.
B - At The Sessions:
This entire System is all done over 1-on-1 remote sessions over Zoom™ webcam, where our specialists show those we see from Texas, and other states & countries how to correct underlying issues present in the neck with specific movements. Each person must do their specific personalized movements, between sessions, in order to reach the resolution we're looking for. For most cases, this can take 4 - 6 weeks. That's because naturally correcting neck structures takes time. We're not just numbing symptoms, but instead we're fixing the problems. Fixing these problem points in the neck, in our experience, is far superior than staying on medications & injections for years (as most commonly, cases we see do before seeing us).
Movements must be different per-case- because there can be multiple, easily overlooked issues that can be present around the migraine & headache nerves that run throughout this neck region. In the System we have to comprehensively address all of these existing and potential issues. Therefore, specialists show people to do specialized movements for their case, which depends on which of their nerves are being affected that have been triggering their symptoms.
Assuming someone is a fit for and follows our System, these specialized movements gradually correct their neck structures, and will then free up the nerves at the source of the irritation. This results in an absence of symptoms.* (We determine if someone is a fit for our System with the Admission Survey, which can be accessed at our Homepage.)
*Dr. Jeff Turner (Founder) has been doing remote sessions for many years, achieving lasting relief outcomes for those both in & outside of Texas. Our NerveCode™ System allows us to achieve this (more details just below).
C - Finding The Causal Issues - Our NerveCode™ System:
To find where the symptoms are coming from at the online sessions, we have to be exacting in method. This is often due to the fact that those we've seen have often had multiple scans done without doctors / neurologists / radiologists finding any problem.
We have to use the NerveCode™ methodology constructed by our founder Dr. Turner. This methodology pinpoints the exact spots (and their levels) in the neck that the symptoms are being generated from (resulting in migraines / headaches / vertigo / etc.). We can then carefully "throttle" certain movements for those we see to find the exact locations. We then know the particular spots of where to intervene to shut off the symptoms (naturally, via tailored movements which we show people how to do on calls).
To date, this NerveCode™ process for identifying causal factors is the most predictable methodology we've seen for identifying headache, migraine, and related-symptom causes.* This is due to the fact that each symptom predictably points to a certain nerve involved. This NerveCode™ System allows us to systematically determine both (a) the nerve involved, and also (b) the exacting location in the neck of that nerve- which is the real cause of where the symptoms are starting at. Of course, there can be multiple nerves and/or nerve points, which we address in the System. This NerveCode™ identification process is rather comprehensive, and is accomplished at the first session via careful "throttled" movements during Zoom™ calls with a specialist.
The specialist trained in our System then shows each person exactly which movements they need to do to clear up those areas of source irritation over the next few sessions.
D - Correcting & Keeping These Issues Gone:
These specific movements- uniquely geared towards headaches and migraines- naturally correct the neck structures to free up these regions. They also, very importantly, strengthen the structures to keep the symptoms gone throughout the long-term.
By doing so and correcting the real cause behind these issues, this process naturally inhibits the release of CGRP before it is ever made.* This is therefore, in our experience, acting at the more causal level that the anti-CGRP injections are only temporarily & superficially affecting.*
These issues in the neck, if not addressed, keep being irritated and spreading symptoms, depending on where the nerves are affected in the neck, into the head (face / eyes / TMJ / etc.) and sometimes into the upper shoulders & shoulder blades (resulting as tension). This all depends on which nerve systems are being affected, that we work to correct with our System.
*As we work to correct these issues, symptoms leave in a certain order, due to our predictable System symptom resolution methodology.
E - Location - For Those In and Outside of Texas:
At this point, after 12 years of in-clinic application, and 8 years of remote application, this Advanced System can all be done via remote sessions online. This allows those who're not in Texas to be a part of our System. We've seen thousands of people with this System so far from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and other countries. Therefore, the entire System we use is fully accomplished at 1-on-1 remote sessions over webcam on Zoom.
To apply or learn more, see further below on this page.
Get Started:
We reserve the right to accept certain cases. That said, cases can see if they are a fit with our Admission Survey (below). This is a free survey, because it's important to us that each person we admit in benefits from our System.
Please note that we are mainly currently looking to help those with more intensive case issues. There are a lot of people to get to who need this methodology.
To Get Started, Close This Popup, and Then Click the Green "Admission Survey" Button On The Page
We used to only see in-clinic cases in Texas. But after 8 years of remote sessions using our methodology, it has been clear that those we were seeing (in-clinic) didn't need to physically be there in-person. For years now, we've been achieving the same results remotely (over Zoom) without our cases needing to show up to our facility in Texas. This is due to the advanced symptom tracking we use during our sessions. We've seen thousands of cases this way so far with great success. Sessions happen over Zoom 1-on-1 with a specialist.
The System we use is 100% natural, and does not involve surgery, chemicals or invasive mechanisms. Specialists show those we see what to do for their particular condition-symptom set. Success cases we've seen over the years have often tried medications, injections, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, as well as other modalities before this system worked for them.
To Get Started, Applicants May Take the Admission Survey Below On This Page
*For further explanation, there are 3 videos of Dr. Jeff Turner (Founder) a bit further down on the original main page, as well.
A- Brief Overview:
We've found that it's common for migraines & headaches to originate in the neck region (upwards of 90% of cases), directly around the nerves that go up into the head & face.
Specialists show those we see what to do for their particular condition-symptom set. This depends on where the nerves are affected in this region.
The System involves highly detailed movements, specifically designed for migraines & headaches in a way that's different than chiropractic, massage, and conventional physical therapy. These movements are made specifically for the structures that surround the migraine-headache nerves. This is much different than simple "alignment", where certain issues may not be fixed. Movements must be different per-case because there can be multiple issues that can surround the migraine & headache nerves that run throughout this neck region. For instance, we've found that micro-impingements are frequently overlooked in sufferers' MRI's or CT-scans over the years that they've had symptoms.
These movements we use, specialized per-case, free up the nerves at the source of the irritation in the neck, resulting in an absence of symptoms. This is assuming that the person we're seeing for symptoms is a good fit for our System, which we work to check for after the survey on our homepage.
B- At The Sessions:
This entire System is all done over 1-on-1 remote sessions over Zoom™ webcam, where our specialists show those we see from Texas, and other states & countries how to correct underlying issues present in the neck with specific movements. Each person must do their specific personalized movements, between sessions, in order to reach the resolution we're looking for. For most cases, this can take 4 - 6 weeks. That's because naturally correcting neck structures takes time. We're not just numbing symptoms, but instead we're fixing the problems. Fixing these problem points in the neck, in our experience, is far superior than staying on medications & injections for years (as most commonly, cases we see do before seeing us).
Movements must be different per-case- because there can be multiple, easily overlooked issues that can be present around the migraine & headache nerves that run throughout this neck region. In the System we have to comprehensively address all of these existing and potential issues. Therefore, specialists show people to do specialized movements for their case, which depends on which of their nerves are being affected that have been triggering their symptoms.
Assuming someone is a fit for and follows our System, these specialized movements gradually correct their neck structures, and will then free up the nerves at the source of the irritation. This results in an absence of symptoms.* (We determine if someone is a fit for our System with the Admission Survey, which can be accessed at our Homepage.)
*Dr. Jeff Turner (Founder) has been doing remote sessions for many years, achieving lasting relief outcomes for those both in & outside of Texas. Our NerveCode™ System allows us to achieve this (more details just below).
C- Finding The Causal Issues - Our NerveCode™ System:
To find where the symptoms are coming from at the online sessions, we have to be exacting in method. This is often due to the fact that those we've seen have often had multiple scans done without doctors / neurologists / radiologists finding any problem.
We have to use the NerveCode™ methodology constructed by our founder Dr. Turner. This methodology pinpoints the exact spots (and their levels) in the neck that the symptoms are being generated from (resulting in migraines / headaches / vertigo / etc.). We can then carefully "throttle" certain movements for those we see to find the exact locations. We then know the particular spots of where to intervene to shut off the symptoms (naturally, via tailored movements which we show people how to do on calls).
To date, this NerveCode™ process for identifying causal factors is the most predictable methodology we've seen for identifying headache, migraine, and related-symptom causes.* This is due to the fact that each symptom predictably points to a certain nerve involved. This NerveCode™ System allows us to systematically determine both (a) the nerve involved, and also (b) the exacting location in the neck of that nerve- which is the real cause of where the symptoms are starting at. Of course, there can be multiple nerves and/or nerve points, which we address in the System. This NerveCode™ identification process is rather comprehensive, and is accomplished at the first session via careful "throttled" movements during Zoom™ calls with a specialist.
The specialist trained in our System then shows each person exactly which movements they need to do to clear up those areas of source irritation over the next few sessions.
D- Correcting & Keeping These Issues Gone:
These specific movements- uniquely geared towards headaches and migraines- naturally correct the neck structures to free up these regions. They also, very importantly, strengthen the structures to keep the symptoms gone throughout the long-term.
By doing so and correcting the real cause behind these issues, this process naturally inhibits the release of CGRP before it is ever made.* This is therefore, in our experience, acting at the more causal level that the anti-CGRP injections are only temporarily & superficially affecting.*
These issues in the neck, if not addressed, keep being irritated and spreading symptoms, depending on where the nerves are affected in the neck, into the head (face / eyes / TMJ / etc.) and sometimes into the upper shoulders & shoulder blades (resulting as tension). This all depends on which nerve systems are being affected, that we work to correct with our System.
*As we work to correct these issues, symptoms leave in a certain order, due to our predictable System symptom resolution methodology.
E- Location - For Those In and Outside of Texas:
At this point, after 12 years of in-clinic application, and 8 years of remote application, this Advanced System can all be done via remote sessions online. This allows those who're not in Texas to be a part of our System. We've seen thousands of people with this System so far from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and other countries. Therefore, the entire System we use is fully accomplished at 1-on-1 remote sessions over webcam on Zoom.
To apply or learn more, see further below on this page.
Get Started:
We reserve the right to accept certain cases. That said, cases can see if they are a fit with our Admission Survey (below). This is a free survey, because it's important to us that each person we admit in benefits from our System.
Please note that we are mainly currently looking to help those with more intensive case issues. There are a lot of people to get to who need this methodology.
To Get Started, Close This Popup, and Then Click the Green "Admission Survey" Button On The Page
We used to only see in-clinic cases in Texas. But after 8 years of remote sessions using our methodology, it has been clear that those we were seeing (in-clinic) didn't need to physically be there in-person. For years now, we've been achieving the same results remotely (over Zoom) without our cases needing to show up to our facility in Texas. This is due to the advanced symptom tracking we use during our sessions. We've seen thousands of cases this way so far with great success. Sessions happen over Zoom 1-on-1 with a specialist.
The System we use is 100% natural, and does not involve surgery, chemicals or invasive mechanisms. Specialists show those we see what to do for their particular condition-symptom set. Success cases we've seen over the years have often tried medications, injections, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, as well as other modalities before this system worked for them.
To Get Started, Applicants May Take the Admission Survey Below On This Page
*For further explanation, there are 3 videos of Dr. Jeff Turner (Founder) a bit further down on the original main page, as well.
Advanced Relief for Out-of-State Cases
Convenient and Powerfully Effective*
Available For Those In:
United States ● Canada ● New Zealand ● Australia ● Other Locations
*Through the highly refined & developed 1-on-1 remote "coaching session" option (just as effective as in-clinic patient treatment)
*According to our results, our customized remote coaching system 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 cases not from Texas to receive our methodology through specialized online sessions - without them ever showing up to our clinic in-person. A receptionist sets people up with this option if they aren't from Texas - to save them valuable time as they progress towards personalized relief. We have more than 8 years of remote case application experience (USA, CA, NZ, AU, and other countries in addition).
The Advanced System we use was applied as a treatment for those in-Texas over more than 16 years. In order for our specialists to help those from every state & country, our specialists would have to be licensed in each state & country (even for remote online sessions, currently over Zoom).
Therefore, in order to see more people from other states & countries than Texas with our Treatment (which was previously only for people in Texas), we have fully transitioned to calling what we do a “Coaching System” instead of a “Treatment”. This now allows us to help people from other states and countries. We do this with easy setup “remote” Zoom™ online sessions.
Therefore, we are now seeing people in our own customized “Coaching System”. “Patients” are now referred to as “clients” to reflect this necessary change.
In summary, what we do is considered a “coaching system”. This way, we can help people from other states and countries.
This “Coaching System” we use (which is the remote version of our previous Treatment for Texas patients)- has proven over many hundreds of cases to have the same exact results as if those we see had visited our physical location facility in Texas.*
Real-time, online communications now allow those we see to achieve lasting relief faster and with less travel time in nearly all cases.*
We are now seeing non-Texas cases using the Zoom™ app. A receptionist helps cases we see get set up with this.
Problems that we routinely abolish with this Natural System of Assessment and Resolution:
Symptoms
Headache
Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades
Shoulder tension
Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness
Nausea / vomiting
Neck stiffness
Jaw (tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ / TMJD issues)
Eye (pain / pressure / dryness / itchiness)
Ear (fullness / pressure)
Arm, Wrist, & Hand (pain / numbness / tingling)
Light sensitivity
Sound sensitivity
Lightheadedness
Tooth (pain / pressure)
Dizziness & vertigo
Auras & visual disturbances
Many other symptoms (see section below)
Headache and Migraine Types
*Please note that multiple migraine and headache diagnoses & conditions occurring at the same time is very common with our successful cases population due to the concurrent overlap between various nerve structures.
Click on any listing below to see symptoms we resolve. As mentioned, symptoms commonly overlap.
Chronic Migraine (without aura)
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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.
The Advanced System 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
• Unilateral head pain
• Ear fullness
• Nasal congestion
Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
Associated Complications & 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Mild nausea
• Tightening pain sensations
Hemicrania Continua
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain
• May include visual disturbances
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Nausea & vomiting
Nummular Headache
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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
Other Type
Other Complications We Resolve:
• Neck & Cervical Problems (esp. C4 / C5 / C6 Issues - including Disc Bulges, Ruptures, and/or Herniations)
• Primary Headaches & Primary Chronic Headaches
• Secondary Headaches
• Neuralgias
• Cervicalgia
• Cephalalgia
• Foraminal Stenosis
• Central Canal Stenosis
• Craniocervical Muscle Issues
• Atypical Facial Pain
• Various Sympathetic Pain Problems
• Co-Morbidity with Migraine and Tension-Type Headache
• Episodic Migraine
• Upper Cervical Articular Impairment
• Temporary Aphasia
• Optical Neuralgia
• Myofascial Issues (in some cases)
Symptoms We Resolve:
Complication types including isolations (or combinations of) the following symptoms:
• Severe head pain / headache or facial pain
• Tightness in upper shoulders
• Tightness in shoulder blades
• Shoulder tension
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
• Nausea / vomiting
• Neck stiffness
• Jaw tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ issues
• Eye pain / pressure
• Eye dryness / itchiness
• Ear fullness / pressure
• Arm / Wrist / Hand pain / numbness / tingling
• Light sensitivity
• Sound sensitivity
• Lightheadedness
• Tooth pain / pressure
• Dizziness / vertigo
• Auras / visual disturbances
Problems that we routinely abolish with this Natural System of Assessment and Resolution:
Symptoms
Headache
Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades
Shoulder tension
Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness
Nausea / vomiting
Neck stiffness
Jaw (tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ / TMJD issues)
Eye (pain / pressure / dryness / itchiness)
Ear (fullness / pressure)
Arm, Wrist, & Hand (pain / numbness / tingling)
Light sensitivity
Sound sensitivity
Lightheadedness
Tooth (pain / pressure)
Dizziness & vertigo
Auras & visual disturbances
Many other symptoms (see section below)
Headache and Migraine Types
*Please note that multiple migraine and headache diagnoses & conditions occurring at the same time is very common with our successful cases population due to the concurrent overlap between various nerve structures.
Click on any listing below to see symptoms we resolve. As mentioned, symptoms commonly overlap.
Chronic Migraine (without aura)
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 the Advanced System
• 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve 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.
The Advanced System 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
• Unilateral head pain
• Ear fullness
• Nasal congestion
Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
Associated Complications & 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Mild nausea
• Tightening pain sensations
Hemicrania Continua
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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 Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.
• Often unilateral, one-sided pain
• May include visual disturbances
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Nausea & vomiting
Nummular Headache
Symptoms We Successfully Resolve:
Note: Symptoms we resolve often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms 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
Other Type
Other Complications We Resolve:
• Neck & Cervical Problems (esp. C4 / C5 / C6 Issues - including Disc Bulges, Ruptures, and/or Herniations)
• Primary Headaches & Primary Chronic Headaches
• Secondary Headaches
• Neuralgias
• Cervicalgia
• Cephalalgia
• Foraminal Stenosis
• Central Canal Stenosis
• Craniocervical Muscle Issues
• Atypical Facial Pain
• Various Sympathetic Pain Problems
• Co-Morbidity with Migraine and Tension-Type Headache
• Episodic Migraine
• Upper Cervical Articular Impairment
• Temporary Aphasia
• Optical Neuralgia
• Myofascial Issues (in some cases)
Symptoms We Resolve:
Complication types including isolations (or combinations of) the following symptoms:
• Severe head pain / headache or facial pain
• Tightness in upper shoulders
• Tightness in shoulder blades
• Shoulder tension
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
• Nausea / vomiting
• Neck stiffness
• Jaw tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ issues
• Eye pain / pressure
• Eye dryness / itchiness
• Ear fullness / pressure
• Arm / Wrist / Hand pain / numbness / tingling
• Light sensitivity
• Sound sensitivity
• Lightheadedness
• Tooth pain / pressure
• Dizziness / vertigo
• Auras / visual disturbances
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 System 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 System.
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 System are unequaled by any therapy or treatment we’ve ever seen even for the most severe and difficult conditions.*
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Medications like triptans have long been a standard in migraine & headache treatments. However, in our experience, medications don't last. This leaves patients in a "never ending cycle" of constantly needing to take the medications again and repeat their visits to doctors' offices.
In contrast, our mission is to make our patients so pain-free, that they don't need medications once the symptoms resolve. This is something we repeatedly accomplish in our Advanced Treatment & Program.
Both the usual injections as well as the newer CGRP injections are often "stacked" on top of medications to get patients relief. However, when patients need more than this, they often see us because they're still not getting the effective relief they were looking for while on both medications + injections.
In contrast, our approach is made to resolve these issues at their source, so that the symptoms & pain no longer occur. This means our patients can gradually "taper off" of their medications and injections gradually over a few weeks, until they don't need them anymore.
Surgery is not only expensive, but comes with some risks. Surgery often alters the anatomy of the nerves & spine, and often requires many years of follow-ups post-surgery. Furthermore, surgery, in our experience, often isn't an end-all solution due to the number of patients we receive who've had surgeries yet still have migraine, headache, and related symptoms. Also, because surgery alters the fundamental anatomy of the nerves & spine, a natural solution, in some cases, may become less effective post-surgery.
In contrast, there is no surgery or chemicals involved in what we do. All sessions occur online through our highly specialized remote Program, which resolves even intensive migraine, headache, and related symptom problems.
This Treatment is drastically different than other treatments & therapies. The Advanced Treatment doesn't seek to just get patients relief. Instead, it's primary focus is on solving patients' migraines, headaches, and related symptoms from where they actually first begin & start- so the symptoms can then stay gone. When this happens, we've found there's no real need to numb the pain with medications and injections or to avoid triggers.*
This makes our approach fundamentally different than other options, as our Advanced Treatment seeks to resolve the true source of the symptoms- instead of simply "numb" the symptoms temporarily, which, in our perspective, isn't a true solution.
*You can learn more about how what we do compares at our Quick Answer HelpCenter HERE under the category "Efficacy".
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
Shoulder tension
Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness
Nausea / vomiting
Neck stiffness
Jaw (tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ / TMJD issues)
Eye (pain / pressure / dryness / itchiness)
Ear (fullness / pressure)
Arm, Wrist, & Hand (pain / numbness / tingling)
Light sensitivity
Sound sensitivity
Lightheadedness
Tooth (pain / pressure)
Dizziness & vertigo
Auras & visual disturbances
Many other symptoms (see section below)
Headache and Migraine Types
*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
Other Type
Other Condition Types We Treat:
• Neck & Cervical Problems (esp. C4 / C5 / C6 Issues - including Disc Bulges, Ruptures, and/or Herniations)
• Primary Headaches & Primary Chronic Headaches
• Secondary Headaches
• Neuralgias
• Cervicalgia
• Cephalalgia
• Foraminal Stenosis
• Central Canal Stenosis
• Craniocervical Muscle Issues
• Atypical Facial Pain
• Various Sympathetic Pain Conditions
• Co-Morbidity with Migraine and Tension-Type Headache
• Episodic Migraine
• Upper Cervical Articular Impairment
• Temporary Aphasia
• Optical Neuralgia
• Myofascial Issues (in some cases)
Symptoms We Treat:
Condition types including isolations (or combinations of) the following symptoms:
• Severe head pain / headache or facial pain
• Tightness in upper shoulders
• Tightness in shoulder blades
• Shoulder tension
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
• Nausea / vomiting
• Neck stiffness
• Jaw tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ issues
• Eye pain / pressure
• Eye dryness / itchiness
• Ear fullness / pressure
• Arm / Wrist / Hand pain / numbness / tingling
• Light sensitivity
• Sound sensitivity
• Lightheadedness
• Tooth pain / pressure
• Dizziness / vertigo
• Auras / visual disturbances
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
Shoulder tension
Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness
Nausea / vomiting
Neck stiffness
Jaw (tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ / TMJD issues)
Eye (pain / pressure / dryness / itchiness)
Ear (fullness / pressure)
Arm, Wrist, & Hand (pain / numbness / tingling)
Light sensitivity
Sound sensitivity
Lightheadedness
Tooth (pain / pressure)
Dizziness & vertigo
Auras & visual disturbances
Many other symptoms (see section below)
Headache and Migraine Types
*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
Other Type
Other Condition Types We Treat:
• Neck & Cervical Problems (esp. C4 / C5 / C6 Issues - Including Disc Bulges, Ruptures, and/or Herniations)
• Primary Headaches & Primary Chronic Headaches
• Secondary Headaches
• Neuralgias
• Cervicalgia
• Cephalalgia
• Foraminal Stenosis
• Central Canal Stenosis
• Craniocervical Muscle Issues
• Atypical Facial Pain
• Various Sympathetic Pain Conditions
• Co-Morbidity with Migraine and Tension-Type Headache
• Episodic Migraine
• Upper Cervical Articular Impairment
• Temporary Aphasia
• Optical Neuralgia
• Myofascial Issues (in some cases)
Symptoms We Treat:
Condition types including isolations (or combinations of) the following symptoms:
• Severe head pain / headache or facial pain
• Tightness in upper shoulders
• Tightness in shoulder blades
• Shoulder tension
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
• Nausea / vomiting
• Neck stiffness
• Jaw tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ issues
• Eye pain / pressure
• Eye dryness / itchiness
• Ear fullness / pressure
• Arm / Wrist / Hand pain / numbness / tingling
• Light sensitivity
• Sound sensitivity
• Lightheadedness
• Tooth pain / pressure
• Dizziness / vertigo
• Auras / visual disturbances
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.*
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.*
More Information about the Advanced Treatment:
Life with lasting headache and migraine relief is so much better without the head pain, eye pain, nausea, and dizziness. The effectiveness of the Advanced Treatment at Texas Migraine Clinic is much superior to what we originally intended!
We all know that there are many misconceptions as to what causes migraine and headache pain. We also know that research is now pointing to inflamed nerves in the neck as the leading cause of headaches and migraines, but headache and migraine sufferers are currently still going after mainstream migraine treatments and other alternative migraine therapies that, in our experience, offer very unimpressive results.
What if we told you that the Advanced Treatment works for the common migraine, chronic migraines, cluster headaches, hemiplegic migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, and nearly every type of migraine? Because now, Texas Migraine Clinic has already evaluated and treated more than 4,200 patients.
Our stats indicate that 92% of patients discover the source of their headaches and migraines during their initial evaluation, through instant symptom improvement. Then, if adherent to this System of treatment, on average, they experience 75% of headaches/migraines at 4 weeks and 93% relief at 6 weeks. The good news is: the results are routinely lasting!
Common sense says that it is much more effective to take away the cause of migraines and headaches than it is to take pain symptoms away without fixing the cause. After all, we have found that nearly all head pain, nausea, eye pain, and dizziness go away when we resolve what causes the migraine & headache pain in the first place.
Many of our thousands of patients report being migraine-free months or years after treatment! As a migraine headache evaluation and treatment facility, we have no patience for migraine treatment methods that just are not working effectively or fast enough.
We are ready to show you what has already been a dependable, lasting migraine solution that has worked for thousands of patients.
Take advantage of our Texas Migraine Clinic program - since our patients frequently achieve 92% migraine relief which lasts months, and, in many cases, years in patients adherent to our system of treatment. Also, in the end, it ends up costing much less than most other migraine therapies, since, according to our results, our treatment usually lasts many years.
Inside the Texas Migraine Clinic program, patients get exclusive 1-on-1 training sessions with a qualified migraine specialist who will administer the Texas Migraine Clinic System. This specialist will do his very best to deliver the same treatment we have already used to treat 4,200+ migraine and headache cases.
The fact is, there has never been a better time to get into this program. We believe this is the future of migraine and headache therapy. Once the world wakes up to the effectiveness of this cutting-edge approach, our availability will be much more limited.
Most people experience ongoing migraine or headache pain when they try to rely on many of the approaches floating around the internet- including mainstream, approved therapies from qualified doctors.
In fact, many of our successful patients only experienced only a mere 20% relief of pain after spending many thousands on many of the mainstream, traditional therapies out there. These therapies include triptans, injectables, the newer CGRP injectables, acupuncture, Chiropractic, electrical stimulation devices, and biofeedback training. But 20% rings unimpressive when it comes to real-life change and full function. Common patient complaints about functional loss include their mood (fed up and irritated), ability to focus and concentrate on work or daily activities, disturbed sleep, missing out on quality time with my family/friends, and extra stress making their problem worse. We routinely achieve an average of 92% migraine pain reduction. Such results make these losses of function evaporate.
According to our results and in most cases, it doesn't matter how severe a patient's migraines or headaches are, how long they've had them, what type they were, or even what other qualified practitioners had told them about their migraines and/or headaches. The Advanced Treatment, in most all cases, is highly effective at getting patients past their headache & migraine pain that other practitioners usually have issues in treating. This way, patients can start living life like they've always wanted, but never could find in all the muchness and manyness of confusing misinformation on the internet.
In summary, our System has successfully reversed migraine pain with lasting results in thousands of patients who had all types of headaches as well as migraines. We have provided real & lasting migraine and headache relief to the most jaded of skeptics who have tried nearly everything for migraines - those who thought there was no identification of the actual underlying problem, no way to achieve lasting relief, and no way to restore life function and happiness.
Dr. Jeff Turner, DPT, cert. MDT - Biography
Our Founder is Dr. Jeff Turner, DPT, Cert. MDT, a Spine Specialist in San Antonio, Texas who treats difficult headache, migraine, and radiculopathy cases worldwide through his Advanced Treatment, which has been applied to thousands of in-clinic as well as remote-session patient cases for those not in Texas. He has been in practice for 32 years. His clinical Doctorate is from Boston University ('08), with research focusing on the true source of migraines, headaches, and radiculopathy, as well as their natural, lasting resolution.
The Real Issue
Recognizing that temporary relief solutions don't last long enough, and usually aren't strong enough for severe headache & migraine cases, his Treatment is different than others. His Treatment is specifically engineered to resolve even the most intense & unique headache, migraine, and radiculopathy cases.*
About Dr. Turner & His Advanced Treatment
He specializes in a very detailed evaluation and treatment System proven to empower pain sufferers to rapidly reverse countless overlapping symptoms & problems of even the most unique and severe cases. Nearly all cases achieve lasting relief without ongoing medications, injections, or therapies. He has evaluated and treated more than 5,300 headache/migraine patients in the past 17 years including doctors and neurologists. His Advanced Treatment is customized to each patient's specific & particular condition to save them from ongoing pain and spending money in the future on temporary relief treatments that, in most cases, don't last. Statistics indicate that many of his successful patients who adhere to his system of treatment used to have headaches and/or migraines for 20 years or more until they finally found Dr. Turner's Treatment, and had, in many cases, already seen 5 different practitioners (such as doctors, neurologists, and/or other specialists) without getting the relief they were looking for.* He lives in Central Texas with his wife. He has five children and enjoys reading and running.
Acclaim for Dr. Turner's Work
"Dr. Turner was able to get me out of pain that I have had daily for 30 years." - Paige Humphreys (Google Review)
"My weekly “suicide” headaches are gone! I praise God for Dr. Turner!" - Scott Mitchell (Google Review)
"It's life-changing to be able to live life and not fear headaches." - Lynn Partain (Facebook Review)
"Dr. Turner has been a life changer for me after having migraines for 30 years. I wish I would have found out about him sooner." - Theresa Webb (Facebook Review)
"Finally, I found Dr. Turner on Google and he has changed my life! I no longer get migraines and I'm no longer in constant pain." - Drew Teague (Google Review)
"I never thought I’d know what it felt like to not worry about getting migraines & headaches & no longer have to plan my life around them! Highly recommend, I only wish I’d found him sooner!" - Madeleine Paul (Facebook Review)
"I have not experienced any migraines since I started the treatment plan with Dr. Turner." - Nancy Delacruz (Google Review)
"I wish I would have found him years ago!! I have suffered with migraines since I was 9. I am now 48 and this treatment worked." - Lisa Fucci-Smith (Facebook Review)
"After using Dr. Turner’s therapy I have not woken up with a headache or had a migraine in over a month." - DeAnn Paxton (Google Review)
"Dr. Turner was able to help me completely eliminate my daily after-work headaches through his treatment." - Catherine Boenitz (Google Review)
"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!" - Brooke Clock (Google Review)
"Dr. Turner turned my life around and did it without having to take any medication." - Stuart Bakay (Google Review)
"Thanks Dr Turner for letting me know what the x-rays failed to reveal." - Youssef Mokhtar (Facebook Review)
"Dr. Turner is a master of his craft." - Brett Cohen (Google Review)
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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
Shoulder tension
Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness
Nausea / vomiting
Neck stiffness
Jaw (tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ / TMJD issues)
Eye (pain / pressure / dryness / itchiness)
Ear (fullness / pressure)
Arm, Wrist, & Hand (pain / numbness / tingling)
Light sensitivity
Sound sensitivity
Lightheadedness
Tooth (pain / pressure)
Dizziness & vertigo
Auras & visual disturbances
Headache and Migraine Types
*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
Nummular Headache