Chronic Migraine Headaches

I suffered from chronic migraine headaches for 40 years. At worst, they occurred every week; most of the time I had about two episodes per month. They came with their full compliment of symptoms - losing a corner of my vision, then the flashing lights ("electric rickrack," I called them), sensitivity to light and sound - and the worst ones included nausea and aphasia (speech problems). My neurologist tries every prophylactic medication that became available; none worked, some caused rebound headaches. All I could do was wait for the headache to occur, then take strong pain medication and go to bed for two to three days.

In October of 2006, I had my first appointment with Dr. Edmiston and began regular treatment with him. Since that time, I have had only three occurrences of migraines, and those were usually after I'd missed my regular appointment! None of the three were severe, and all three were gone within a day. I had no changes in lifestyle, diet or medications otherwise, so I give full credit to (and much gratitude!) to the chiropractic treatment I've received from Dr. Edmiston.

The other services available at Om Spa (massage, facials health supplements, etc.) are delicious "icing on the cake." I highly recommend this practice to anyone suffering from migraines or other pain.

Rev. Becky Proctor

Huntersville, NC