Migraines & Epilepsy
In treating migraine sufferers, we have seen nearly all of our patients responding with a 90-100% reduction in migraine severity and frequency.
A research article connecting migraines and epilepsy has confirmed our clinical experience that migraines and epilepsy may be linked. Our experience treating both conditions has shown similar disturbances in the alignment of the Atlas and Axis vertebrae.
Though symptoms may vary, migraines range from moderate to severe and last from 4-72 hours. They are often associated with sound and/or light sensitivity and can be “triggered” by a number of factors.
Epilepsy can be defined by recurrent seizures which have been known to share “triggers” with migraines.
I had been suffering with migraines every week or two for the last 25 years with weather changes being particularly strong triggers. Since my first treatment with the NUCCA procedure 4 months ago I have not had a single migraine despite some major storm fronts!
– Cathy
Though I’d been to many specialists, the answer was always the same – an endless prescription for narcotics. I was frustrated and disheartened. I simply couldn’t under stand why all of these doctors were happy treating the symptoms while ignoring any underlying cause. Surely there must be someone who can find the root of my pain…but who?
Desperate and close to giving up, I cam across Providence. They didn’t offer me any secret potions or magic pills – in fact, the doctor seemed very ‘normal’. He began by explaining his approach and taking x-rays to see if he was able to help me… Only an hour after the first treatment I was pain free for the first time in nearly a year… It is now nearly seven years later, and I am happy to report that my headaches are few and far between. An amazing result to be sure, from someone who was considered ‘untreatable’ by the medical profession.
Desperate and close to giving up, I cam across Providence. They didn’t offer me any secret potions or magic pills – in fact, the doctor seemed very ‘normal’. He began by explaining his approach and taking x-rays to see if he was able to help me… Only an hour after the first treatment I was pain free for the first time in nearly a year… It is now nearly seven years later, and I am happy to report that my headaches are few and far between. An amazing result to be sure, from someone who was considered ‘untreatable’ by the medical profession.
– Jennifer
About the condition
Upper Cervical Care for Migraine pain and Epilepsy from Providence ChiropracticThe symptoms of migraines can vary significantly from one patient to the next, but as a rule, migraines are usually moderate to severe in intensity and last from 4-72 hours.
Migraine headaches are often associated with sound and/or light sensitivity and in 30-40% of cases are preceded by an “aura” or other visual disturbance.
Migraines can also be “triggered” by a variety of sensitivities such as food, weather changes, emotional stress, fatigue and others.
Epilepsy can be defined by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. The type and frequency of seizures across epileptics can vary significantly from patient to patient but many triggers for epileptic seizures are consistent with triggers of migraines.
Migraine headaches are often associated with sound and/or light sensitivity and in 30-40% of cases are preceded by an “aura” or other visual disturbance.
Migraines can also be “triggered” by a variety of sensitivities such as food, weather changes, emotional stress, fatigue and others.
Epilepsy can be defined by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. The type and frequency of seizures across epileptics can vary significantly from patient to patient but many triggers for epileptic seizures are consistent with triggers of migraines.
Theory of how upper cervical treatment helps
Patients who suffer from migraines have always been some of our most successful and vocal cases at Providence due to the typically persistent nature of migraines and the very few effective treatment options which are available out there. However recently, Dr. Kuhn has noticed a trend which may shed even more light on the situation!
Dr. Kuhn began to see a trend in migraine-suffering patients in which there was consistently a minimum level of rotation between the Atlas (C1 vertebra) and Axis (C2 vertebra) in resting posture of 4-5 degrees. Review of a number of cases over the years has supported this theory. In further support is that when the rotational misalignment between those two vertebra is reduced, migraines are drastically reduced in severity and frequency or are completely gone.
Dr. Kuhn began to see a trend in migraine-suffering patients in which there was consistently a minimum level of rotation between the Atlas (C1 vertebra) and Axis (C2 vertebra) in resting posture of 4-5 degrees. Review of a number of cases over the years has supported this theory. In further support is that when the rotational misalignment between those two vertebra is reduced, migraines are drastically reduced in severity and frequency or are completely gone.
Of even more interest and support of Dr. Kuhn’s theory is that the epileptic cases which have presented in the clinic and been reviewed have shown similar but more pronounced rotation between C! and C2 (7-12 degrees). There are obviously other factors as well, as some patients are apparently more succeptible to migraines or seizures as a result of this misalignment, but this seems to be a key factor in treatment and management of patients suffering from these conditions.
A research article investigating the connection between migraines and Epilepsy reinforces Dr. Kuhn’s theory that the two are linked. The article finds that families with history of epilepsy are twice as likely to also suffer from migraines, suggesting a genetic or anatomical sensitivity in addition to the structural rotation component that is described above.
A research article investigating the connection between migraines and Epilepsy reinforces Dr. Kuhn’s theory that the two are linked. The article finds that families with history of epilepsy are twice as likely to also suffer from migraines, suggesting a genetic or anatomical sensitivity in addition to the structural rotation component that is described above.