How Apex Headache Clinic Cleared My Migraines
26-year-old business owner and founder of Grá Matcha, Grace Fitzpatrick from Belfast had been suffering with migraines since she was a teenager which was having a massive impact on her life. After trying everything, with no relief she visited Apex Headache Clinic to try to get to the source of her problem. Here, she shares how the clinic’s unique regime of specialist manual physiotherapy treatment for migraines and headaches, called The Nelson Headache Approach™ which isn’t available at any other clinic in the UK, cleared her migraines, meaning that she could finally start to enjoy life again.
Grace, tell us when did your migraines begin?
I started getting migraines when I was 13 years old. When I was a teenager, I would get migraines sporadically usually around times of stress. In my early twenties I moved to Dubai to teach, and this was when my migraines really became much more severe. I started getting migraines more and more frequently until I was getting a migraine 3 times a week. I attended different doctors including seeing a Consultant Neurologist, but I couldn’t get any answers and all I could do, was try to manage the pain with painkillers and sleep until it had passed.
How did the pain affect your life?
The migraines had a terrible impact on my everyday life. I was struggling to keep up in work, often having to leave early and I even had to move back home to Northern Ireland because of my migraines. I had migraines with aura and when they started, I would have to go home and rest. In the days after a migraine, I felt completely drained and I had to go to bed for days at a time.
What led you to Apex Headache Clinic?
I had seen a post about Apex Headache Clinic on Facebook and I always had it in the back of my mind. When a friend asked me if I had thought of giving it a try, I decided to book an appointment for an initial consultation. At that initial consultation I felt like my specialist physio was someone who understood, and didn’t just tell me ‘you’re stressed, you’re tired, drink more water or take supplements’ it was a ‘let’s get to the bottom of the physical cause of your migraines’ approach. During that initial consultation I explained that I had been in a car accident while living in Dubai and it was established that this was very likely to be the cause of the worsening of my migraines which were always stemming from my neck. My Specialist Physiotherapist also gave me advice to follow alongside my course of physiotherapy treatment.
How has Apex Headache Clinic changed your life?
My migraines are almost gone completely! I only get the odd migraine around once every 2 months which has been amazing for me. I always thought that this was something I was going to have to live with and I even left a job that I loved due to the impact it was having on me. Now, since my migraines have virtually cleared I have been able to set up my own business and get back on track without having to worry about migraines.
What advice would you offer someone suffering from migraines?
I felt completely helpless when suffering with my migraines and I couldn’t recommend Apex Headache Clinic enough, you don’t have to repeat yourself at every appointment, you just show up and they work their magic!
To book an appointment at Apex Headache Clinic, call 028 9048 4153. No GP referral is necessary.