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Dear Friend,
I will be honest. I don’t personally know what it’s like to suffer from chronic headaches. That said, I do know what it’s like to watch a loved one suffer. I do understand the impact chronic headaches can have on a family. I do know how it can alter the course of a life from day to day. I know this, because my wife used to suffer from chronic, unpredictable, and uncontrollable migraine headaches. I have watched her cry, miss work, miss out on our children’s events, and I have driven her to the emergency room writhing in pain.
As a practicing occupational therapist, for almost fifteen years, I had an arsenal of tools available to me. One would think I could have helped her. However, despite my best efforts, training, and experience, I was unable to help her find lasting relief. Sure, some things we tried worked some of the time. However, nothing seemed to hold the key to lasting relief. That is until I began my training in Myofascial Release.
In the beginning we didn’t even realize what we’d stumbled upon. In the early days as a Myofacial Release therapist, I treated Lisa for a long time knee issue. We were both very excited by the results I was able to achieve in relieving the persistent knee pain. However, as the days and weeks passed we realized something else was happening. The intensity, but most importantly the frequency of the headaches significantly diminished. Over the years Lisa had tried everything ranging from behavior modification treatments to prophylactic pharmaceuticals to acupuncture. Some things brought temporary relief, but nothing she’d tried produced significant lasting improvement. Some of the treatments she tried made the headaches worse or had other adverse side effects. However, with the Myofascial Release treatments, the headaches have miraculously transformed. I use the word “miraculously” lightly, because in reality Myofascial Release is an ideal treatment approach for chronic headache pain, or chronic pain of any type. However, in our case, the headaches had become a way of life for our family and in the beginning we didn’t even think to try. As time passes the miracle persists. Lisa is living a life virtually pain free. Most importantly though, she lives a life without the fear of the pain. What turned out to be an inadvertent surprising byproduct of the original course of treatment has become a life changing gift.
I would imagine, if you suffer from debilitating persistent headaches, you are saying to yourself, “yeah, right”. I don’t blame you. If you are like other headache suffers you are tired of trying one more thing, only to be met with disappointing results. However, just consider it. What if you didn’t have to suffer anymore? Wouldn’t it be worth one more try???
Can Myfascial Release cure every headache sufferer of every headache to come? Of course not. However, if your doctor has ruled out a serious medical condition and other treatments, both traditional and nontraditional have failed you, chances are very high that you are suffering alone. If that’s the case you have found a resource that may very likely turn out to be your miracle.
Please call me to schedule a no cost consultation. Let’s talk about what’s happening to you. Let’s talk about how it’s affecting your life. Most importantly let’s talk about this treatment option that might set you free from your headache pain for good.
Yours Truly,
David Howell OTR/L
