Patient profile: Migraine headaches

Stacey Gaudio

Anyone who’s had a migraine knows how disabling these headaches can be – the pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. Now imagine getting a migraine three to five times every week – for one year. That’s what Stacey Gaudio had to live with.

“For one year, I could hardly function. My head would be pounding so hard I couldn’t think straight. As a marriage and family counselor, not thinking straight isn’t an option. Every time I had a migraine, I would have to go home and go to bed. That was the only thing that would make it stop.”

Stacey saw various types of doctors who ran countless tests trying to diagnose her problem. “They ran a lot of tests, and gave me many different medicines, but they were all useless. The medicines had bad side effects, and didn’t deliver any relief from the pain. It was very frustrating.”

Finally, one doctor discovered the cause of Stacey’s pain on an x-ray. Stress and spinal misalignment were causing the muscles in Stacey’s neck to spasm, which resulted in her headaches. “The doctor told me I needed to see a chiropractor.”

Stacey met with a doctor at Watkins Chiropractic. “She did more for me in a very short period of time than all the other doctors combined. The best part is, the migraines haven’t come back.”

The relief chiropractic has brought Stacey is clearly evident. “The people at Watkins are great. The staff is very friendly, they offer a flexible appointment schedule, and best of all I don’t have intense pain like I did before.”