THE
June, 2020
NEWSLETTER
DISCOVER REAL RELIEF FOR MIGRAINES
INSIDE: • Gain Relief From Chronic Headaches Or Migraines • June is National Safety Month • Patient Success Spotlight
Whether you have pain or have been suffering for a long time, seeing a physical therapist at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers can help you return to a more active and pain-free life. Give us a call at the location nearest you! • Manual therapy. You don’t need to pop or crack your neck in order to find migraine relief – the same positive results are possible with massage and gentle mobilization. • Laser therapy. This has proved very effective in decreasing the frequency and severity of migraines. In fact, one of our patients, an accountant was able to get through tax season effectively and efficiently with only laser therapy treatments! At the end of the day, if you are experiencing migraines, we get it. If you want some help not purely based on medications let us know. - Luis, Fyzical El Paso P.S. Its June and father’s day. I continue to be incredibly proud of both my boys but Boomer was just named to Sigma Sigma Phi National Honorary fraternity for service and academics in medical school.
In fact, when patients come to our clinic for migraine relief, one of the first things we ask them to do is keep a journal for three months. This helps track the frequency of migraine occurrence, the severity of pain, and helps us determine if there are any environmental factors that are attributing to the cause of the migraines. Additionally, it gives us insight into our treatment
Luis Zuniga PT, DPT, CHT, MTC
efficacy.
We know that exercise is a big part of PT and we know it’s helpful for migraine, but it can feel like walking a tightrope when prescribing exercises to migraine patients. Exercise can exacerbate migraines at first but generally will decrease over time for a better long-term outcome – so the patient must be prepared to take that journey. By the way - Melatonin has been shown beneficial in good studies for prophylaxis in migraine, It’s cheap and it’s safe…. think about it. Three treatment approaches to consider in Migraine we’ve found helpful. • BFR. Blood flow restriction therapy allows the body to exercise with light loads that are perceived by our body and brain as very heavy lifting – thus decreasing the risk of aggravating a migraine while very actively building muscle and strength.
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