| For the 28 million people in the United States who | | | | essentially a breakdown of communication in the |
| suffer from migraine headaches every day, | | | | body from some type of stress-whether it is |
| migraines are a debilitating affliction, costing millions | | | | physical, as in the case of exercise; emotional, as |
| in sick days, prescription drugs, and doctor visits. | | | | in the case of work/family/financial stress; |
| Although doctors commonly prescribe powerful | | | | environmental, as in changing atmospheric |
| painkillers in an attempt to alleviate migraines in | | | | conditions; or chemical, as in food allergies or |
| their patients, they have failed to find a cure for | | | | inhalants causing a chemical reaction in our body. |
| them, and their treatments are palliative at best. | | | | In BodyTalk, the practitioner to establishes a |
| The only "tried and true" treatment for a migraine | | | | neuromuscular biofeedback system--essentially a |
| is lying down in a dark cool room until it goes | | | | question-and-answer dialogue with the body. The |
| away. | | | | practitioner follows a specific set of questions to |
| Doctors do not know for sure what causes | | | | determine where the problem is and how to |
| migraines, although they seem to agree that | | | | repair it. BodyTalk is safe, non-invasive, can be |
| there may be several factors that contribute to | | | | performed while the client is fully clothed, and |
| them, such as: | | | | requires no pharmaceuticals or medication. Often, |
| - Food allergies: such as nightshade vegetables, | | | | a series of treatments are required to alleviate |
| chocolate, caffeine | | | | the problem, but usually the client experiences |
| - Hormones: changes in estrogen or progesterone | | | | significant improvement in their condition after the |
| levels | | | | first visit. |
| - Stress: work, family, financial | | | | In my experience, migraines usually involve |
| - Environmental factors: like changing barometric | | | | several factors. Some of my patients work long |
| pressure or humidity | | | | hours and have significant work stress, which can |
| - Pharmaceuticals: Many medications can cause | | | | be challenging to manage. However, there are |
| migraines | | | | several techniques in BodyTalk that can actually |
| - Neurotransmitters: especially fluctuating | | | | raise the threshold in the body's ability to handle |
| Serotonin levels | | | | stress. This means the client can handle the |
| - Inhalants: like cigarette smoke or toxic fumes | | | | stress better. We can never change the world, or |
| - Vigorous Exercise: extra-long workouts or | | | | our husband, or our boss, or our workload. |
| intense training in heat So the complicating factor | | | | However, we can change the way we react to it. |
| in migraine headaches is that the cause of | | | | BodyTalk has techniques that can effectively |
| migraines in one person is probably slightly | | | | neutralize the way we experience the stressors in |
| different than the cause in another person. No | | | | our lives that cause the migraines. Similarly, |
| wonder a cure is yet to be found! | | | | BodyTalk can neutralize our internal chemical |
| Since there can be many causes, and since each | | | | reactions to allergens, effectively changing our |
| person has such an individual body chemistry | | | | relationship with them from a negative one to a |
| makeup, the best treatment for migraines is | | | | positive one, even if that particular substance |
| BodyTalk. BodyTalk is a relatively new modality | | | | causing the disharmony is one of our hormones |
| that honors the fact that we are all unique | | | | or neurotransmitters. |
| individuals, and that the cause of disease is | | | | |