subject: Can A Back Pain Diagnosis Help Relieve My Migraines In New York, Ny [print this page] For people experiencing migraines, there are often a myriad of medical opinions to contend with, but who knew the same methods for making a back pain diagnosis could lead to migraine relief? Before you decide the best course of treatment for yourself, consider a patient named Jane. Jane is a 48-year-old woman who came to the professional doctors in New York City with a 31-year history of headaches similar to migraines. These crippling headaches happened at least once a week and could last for up to three days, severely impairing her ability to function.
Her medical history is a typical one in regard to treating these headaches. Jane's headaches began when she was just 14 years old. In 2002 she was officially diagnosed with migraines and prescribed Fiorinal by a neurologist. The medication helped with the headaches, but she soon became dependent on it. She then switched to Imitrex, a different medication prescribed for migraines.
In 2007, she saw a different neurologist who diagnosed myofascial pain syndrome and gave her 25 trigger point injections over a period of five weeks. The injections did nothing to relieve her pain. Massage therapy helped her temporarily, but her migraines continued to plague her. She even tried chiropractic treatment and physical therapy, but those also failed to adequately treat her symptoms.
Back pain diagnosis technique helped migraines
But the story doesn't end there. When Jane came to New York, professional doctors examined her using the Muscle Pain Detection Device (MPDD), frequently used by the experts to help when making a back pain diagnosis. With the MPDD, 16 muscles were identified as being responsible for her decades-long migraine pain. Jane was visiting New York City from out of town, and only had a week during which she could receive treatment. Since only six muscles can be injected during any week of treatment and that was all the time she had, Jane received treatment in six muscles.
By the end of the week, she was pain-free for the first time in 31 years. Jane has even stopped taking ibuprofen completely. She took Imitrex on just one occasion after staying out late on a weekend and going to bed at 4 a.m., rather than her usual 10:30 p.m.
After returning to New York City to treat the remaining muscles, the residual pain she was experiencing in her neck and upper arms was also eliminated.
While this story is not specifically about a herniated disk or low back pain, it serves as a lesson: no matter what your diagnosis is for your persistent pain, be it a back pain diagnosis or trying to get to the heart of what is causing your migraines, it may be related to undiagnosed painful muscles. No matter how long you have had it, you may still get relief. Jane's remarkable story of success could be your story, too.
