03/22/2019
Migraine headaches are a huge problem. They affect 1 in 6 American adults. That is crazy! And this is just migraine, which does not include tension headaches and other autonomic cephalgias.
A bigger problem is that treatment is not designed to attack the cause(s), it is designed to reduce the pain.
Some people suffer with migraine headaches more days per month than without!
Traditional care includes abortive meds to stop headaches like anti inflammatories or triptans AND preventative measures like the seizure medication topamax, BP drugs or getting botox injections in your scalp every 3 months.
This pain can be debilitating, so I understand why people go through such lengths to deal with them.
Now, there is a new drug on the radar called Aimovig which is a biologic type drug that attacks CGRP production. This medication does not come without potential risks.
We need to be focused on the problem, not the symptom! The symptom is the pain, the problem is dysfunction in the trigenimovascular system.
A comprehensive approach that looks at hormones, inflammation, cervical spine mechanics, gut function, toxins, and BRAINSTEM function and then treats the dysfunction that is found is the only true TREATMENT approach for migraines and it gets amazing results.
That's functional neuro and that's what I do.
