Understanding Migraines

Migraines are more than just headaches. They are complex neurological conditions can cause severe pain, visual disturbances, nausea, sensitivity to light, sound, and smells. Each person's experience with migraines is unique, and effective management requires a personalized approach.

For decades now the headache and migraine community have been left out in the cold as the current medical model actively excludes the neck as a potential source of migraine (it only acknowledges the neck’s involvement in cervicogenic headache). As such the vast majority of migraine sufferers are told that their only option is to manage the symptoms with expensive medications and other invasive options such as anesthetic blocks and botox. 

In my experience (both clinically and as an ex-migraine sufferer), the neck is involved to some degree in the vast majority of primary headache and migraine. For this reason, a skilled clinician must perform an in-depth examination of the upper cervical spine to confirm (or rule out) a neck disorder as the cause of headache or migraine. If the neck is identified as a potential source of your migraine then you could potentially prevent a lifetime of medication as cervicogenic headaches/migraine can be treated.