COLUMN March 2023
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.
Apex Headache Clinic successfully treating headaches, migraines, vertigo and tinnitus for over 20 years This month, Apex Headache Clinic founder and Spinal & Headache Physiotherapy Specialist, Rebecca Nelson, discusses headaches, migraines, vertigo and tinnitus and how Apex Headache Clinic, the first drug-free headache and migraine clinic in Ireland, has been successfully treating and clearing these debilitating conditions.
Are headaches or migraines destroying your life? At Apex Headache Clinic, we witness daily how persistent headaches and migraines can ruin the quality of people’s lives, leaving them desperate to find a solution that brings relief to their pain. Many people don’t realise that headaches or migraines can be triggered from damage or stiffness in the joints of the upper neck region of the spine. Poor posture or hours spent slumped over desks can cause recurrent neck-triggered headaches and migraines, as can repeated heavy lifting or a previous fall or injury. In many
Is vertigo or dizziness getting you down? At Apex Headache Clinic, we have extensive experience in treating vertigo or dizziness. Dizziness originating from the upper neck region of the spine is called cervical vertigo and is commonly overlooked as a source of vertigo. It originates from stiffness or damage of the upper two neck joints of the spine. Usually, the person has no actual neck pain, only dizziness. At Apex Headache Clinic, we have been successfully diagnosing and treating cervical vertigo for over 20 years. During your initial consultation, one of our specialist physiotherapists will assess your neck to establish if it is involved in causing your vertigo and to differentiate it from vertigo from the inner ear. A treatment plan can then be started to clear it. One of the features of cervical vertigo is that it doesn’t respond to drugs or any treatment given for inner ear vertigo. With our specialist treatment regime of physiotherapy, The Nelson Vertigo Approach™, patients usually begin to experience relief within just a few sessions.
cases the person has no neck pain at all, only headaches or migraines. At Apex Headache Clinic we understand your pain. We know from years of treating headaches and migraines, that our specialist manual physiotherapy regime called The Nelson Headache Approach™, which is offered at no other clinic in Ireland, is very likely to be the long-term cure that you’re looking for. We take a firm stance that the cure for pain isn’t painkillers and getting to the source of the problem is much more effective.
Is tinnitus causing you frustration? Tinnitus can be heard as a
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ringing, hissing, whistling, buzzing or clicking sound that can be intermittent, or constant. It’s an intrusive, annoying and, in some cases, devastating condition for sufferers. Although commonly associated with damage to the hearing system, tinnitus can also be caused by injury or stiffness of the upper neck joints and this is often overlooked as usually there is no neck pain. The good news regarding tinnitus which is triggered from the neck is that, in most cases, it can be treated and cleared at Apex Headache Clinic. Treat and beat pain at its source As with all niggles, aches and pains, we recommend that you get to the root cause of your symptoms as soon as possible. Once diagnosed, Apex Headache Clinic’s specialist manual physiotherapy treatment regimes can clear all of these conditions, restoring your quality of life, allowing you to get on with enjoying life again free from your symptoms. If you would like to book an appointment at Apex Headache Clinic, contact us on: 028 9048 4153. No GP referral is necessary.
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