COLUMN January 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.
Say goodbye to your headaches and migraines for good this New Year Are you living with recurring headaches or migraines? Make it your New Year’s resolution to take the headache out of 2023. This month, Apex Headache Clinic Founder and Spinal & Headache Physiotherapy Specialist, Rebecca Nelson, shares her expert advice for a headache-free 2023. January sparks the start of a brand-new year, but for some, the thought of another year plagued with headaches or migraines is devastating. Headaches and migraines can destroy the quality of your life At Apex Headache Clinic, for over 24 years, patients have been travelling from all over Ireland, the UK, Europe and further afield to avail of our specialist treatment. We witness on a daily basis just how devastating the effects headaches can be on lives, leaving sufferers desperate to find some relief. Most people attribute tension or stress as the cause of their headaches, and so they reach for painkillers, which provide no long-term relief. However, usually there is actually a physical cause for their headaches or migraines and so without treating the source, their headaches will persist, in many cases, for years or a lifetime. Many people are unaware that headaches and migraines can be triggered from the upper neck region of the spine, even when the person doesn’t experience any neck pain. The upper neck area of the spine could have been overloaded or injured by poor posture from hours spent hunched over
high success rate in curing or significantly reducing persistent, longstanding migraines and headaches, using The Nelson Headache Approach™. This is my own unique regime of manual physiotherapy treatment to the neck region of the spine, which is evidence based. At Apex Headache Clinic, our specialist physiotherapists have all been extensively trained in this regime which is offered in no other clinic in the UK or Ireland. We use this technique to help sufferers of all ages, including young children through to the very elderly.
desks, from repeated heavy lifting, or a previous accident. Painkillers are not the cure At Apex Headache Clinic, we adopt a very clear stance when it comes to pain: The cure for pain isn’t painkillers. We firmly believe in tackling pain at its source. Getting to the actual root of the problem will reduce the need for pain medication, which only ever masks the pain, often with terrible side effects. Here at Apex Headache Clinic, our team of speciallytrained headache physiotherapy specialists have been successfully treating headache and migraine sufferers for years. We are very proud of our
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and migraines can be life changing 52-year-old Caroline Woods from Ballyward Co. Down had been suffering with migraines for as long as she 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.” Don’t suffer in silence If you suffer from persistent headaches or migraines, help is at hand. Book an initial assessment and treatment today at Apex Headache Clinic and allow our specialist physiotherapists to restore the quality of your life. To book an appointment, call Apex Headache Clinic on: 028 9048 4153. Whilst we receive many referrals from consultant neurologists, paediatricians and GPs, patients can refer themselves.
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