COLUMN October 2022
H E A LT H M AT T E R S
EDITED BY REBECCA NELSON
Rebecca is founder and Director of Physiotherapy at Apex Clinic and Apex Headache Clinic.
Are Headaches or Migraines Destroying Your Life? Apex Headache Clinic, Belfast, is Ireland’s first drug free headache and migraine clinic, and has been clearing headaches and migraines for over 30 years. An experienced team of specialist physiotherapists is led by clinic founder and Spinal & Headache Physiotherapy Specialist, Rebecca Nelson. Her unique approach of treating and clearing headaches/migraines, called The Nelson Headache Approach™ is offered in no other clinics and its high success rate explains why people travel from all over the UK and Europe for this treatment. This month, Rebecca explains why getting to the source of the problem, rather than taking painkillers is always the best solution to curing headaches and migraines. treating headaches in New Zealand and later the UK, I designed and further developed my own regime for treating headaches and migraines, called The Nelson Headache Approach™, My specialist regime of manual physiotherapy treatment for headaches and migraines has been successfully used in patients of all ages, from children to elderly folk. All our highly specialist physiotherapists have been extensively trained in this approach by myself and we have a very high success rate in curing persistent, longstanding headaches and migraines. The Nelson Headache Approach™ is a unique treatment regime, which is not offered in any other clinics. My treatment for headaches and migraines is evidence based and fits into a medical model of management, that is why we receive a lot of referrals from Consultant Neurologists, ENT Consultants and Paediatricians.
people are unaware of, is that there is very often a physical cause for their headaches stemming from their upper neck, even when the person may experience no neck pain at all. Poor posture or hours spent slumped over desks and computers commonly cause persistent neck-triggered headaches or migraines, as can repeated lifting or a previous neck injury.
Headaches devastate lives At Apex Headache Clinic we see patients daily whose lives have been destroyed by headaches or migraines, leaving them desperate to find a cure for their pain. In the UK alone, a staggering 10 million people suffer from daily or frequent headaches. Many people blame tension or stress for their headaches and so they reach for painkillers which offer them no long-lasting relief. What many
Headaches and migraines can stem from your neck While spending the early part of my career in New Zealand, over 25 years ago, I sought treatment for my own migraines, which were diagnosed as stemming from my neck. I had no idea that my neck was involved, and this treatment was life changing for me. I’ve had no headaches or migraines ever since. When I returned to Northern Ireland, I later launched Apex Headache Clinic with the sole aim of providing a cure to other migraine and headache sufferers like myself.
Say good-bye to your headaches 51-year-old Caroline Woods from Ballyward Co. Down had been suffering with migraines for as long as she
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could remember. After having treatment for her headaches and migraines Caroline said, “for me treatment has been life changing. It has helped in every aspect of my life and I don’t have to worry about getting a migraine. I am migraine free over 98% of the time and I only get the odd niggle of a headache which doesn’t stop me doing the things I enjoy. I would definitely tell anyone suffering with migraines to attend Apex Headache Clinic for specialist physiotherapy treatment.” Get to the source of the pain If you suffer from persistent headaches or migraines it is important to get to the source of the problem. Book an initial assessment and treatment today with one of our Specialist Headache Physiotherapists and Apex Headache Clinic could clear your headaches and migraines allowing you to enjoy life again. To book an appointment call Apex Headache Clinic, Belfast on 028 9048 4153. No GP referral is necessary.
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