Headaches/Migraines & Anxiety
As a professional Hip Hop dancer, I was dancing about 20 or more hours a week. Starting in April of 2010, when I had strenuous practice leading up to a show, I started getting headaches so bad they were almost migraines and I also had anxiety and lower back aches. The pain bothered me every day, I would wake up with it and go to sleep with it. The pain prevented me from dancing, as well as being able to do other physical activities. It prevented me from living a normal life! I was taking Ibuprophen to keep the pain from bothering me.
In October of 2010, I started coming to see Dr. Russ, at the recommendation of a friend. A little over a month later the pain started going away and I have stopped taking any medication for it! I am living my life regularly again and find that I am even more capable of dancing better! I dance a minimum of 15 hours a week!
I had no idea that Chiropractic could help me until my friend told me about it!
Sy B.
Asthma, Allergies, Acid Reflux, Headaches & Migranes
For those of you in doubt of the healing possibilities chiropractic care can give you, please read my story.
I have never experienced migraines in my life, up until the past 5 years. I saw a General Practitioner and was prescribed a medication that worked, however, the migraines got more and more frequent and I was relying more and more on my medication. Along with migraines, I was taking medications for acid reflux, allergies and asthma. My husband has been a believer in Chiropractic treatments for years and was visiting Dr. Russ when he saw that there was another Dr. in the office that was a cranial & migraine specialist. He told me about it and suggested I go see this “Dr. Kimberly” to see what she can do for me. I acknowledged his suggestion and put it promptly in the back of my mind. Until I got another migraine. I made an appointment with Dr. Kimberly, had a full exam and consultation then with the support of my husband decided to commit to a treatment plan.
After seeing Dr. Kimberly for about a month I was noticing small changes in my allergies and just feeling better over all, however, one day I came home from a visit with her mad and depressed. When my husband asked me how it went, I vented to him my frustration of every time I go, she sends me home with ANOTHER supplement and instead of getting OFF my many medications, she was adding to them! My husband reminded me that I was generally feeling better, my allergies were better and I hadn’t had a migraine since I was seeing her. I agreed with him, but I told him that I felt she was selling me “snake oil”. He laughed, of course, but asked why I felt that way. That day, Dr. Kimberly had asked me to try a supplement in the office. I came in with a mild headache and she wanted to see if the supplement made it go away. She said they tasted good to her, but they probably wouldn’t taste good to me and I had to chew them before swallowing. As she was chomping on hers saying how yummy they were, I was gagging mine down thinking “This Lady is CRAZY”. She actually told me they tasted sweet like candy to her. They tasted like dog food to me! I didn’t tell my husband how she described the taste for her, only that they were absolutely horrible and yet I got some. He couldn’t believe they were that bad, so I demanded he try one and tell me how it tasted. My moment of clarity was when he said….. “Hmmm, kinda sweet”. Without having to say so, I continued to see Dr. Kimberly and continued to improve with each visit.
I have learned since, that the sicker your body is, the longer it takes to reach your goals, but you can do it. After regular visits to both Dr. Russ and Dr. Kimberly, I am happy to say that I am off ALL of my medications and have decreased my Advair inhaler to once a day. I am much more in tune with my body and I know when I need a treatment or when I have not been eating right. My allergies have improved dramatically (sometimes right after I leave the office!) and my migraines are less and less frequent. The best thing is, now that my body is healthy on the inside, I know how to treat it with supplements instead of going to a General Practitioner for more antibiotics or other horrible chemicals. We still get sick and run down, but I would much rather use food based supplements to treat myself than putting chemicals in my body.
You get the whole package with Comprehensive Health and Chiropractic Center. Not only did they help me to eliminate my medications, improve my allergies and decrease my migraines, they taught me about what I was putting in my body and how it was affecting my allergies and migraines.
Jacque C.
Back Pain, Headach/Migrane & Seizures – Arlyn B
My spine felt compressed. With the slightest touch to my back, it felt as if someone was stabbing me in the back. I had headaches almost on a daily basis. I had seizures that I still needed to get under control. There were times I felt lightheaded. With the way my spine was, my posture was bad to the point I was always slouching.
My posture is a lot better. I don’t have any pain after receiving treatment. I don’t get menstrual cramps anymore. I have been able to keep my seizures under control. I’ve been seizure free ever since receiving treatment. I feel healthier both mentally and physically.
Headaches/Migraines – Megan O
In January 2009 I could barely move my neck and my upper back. I was getting migraines all the time, at least once a week. I was having trouble sleeping because I was in pain and could not get comfortable. I sit at a desk for work and I could hardly stand it. I was taking Tylenol every day and nothing was helping. I was so fed up that a good friend recommended I see Dr. Russ on June 2009.
I began care with Dr. Russ in June 09. I could feel a huge difference after one treatment. After just 3 weeks I could move my neck and sleep at night. I felt a significant amount of relieve. It has been 10 months and I feel much better! I can move my neck and back without pain. I’ve only had three migraines since my first adjustment and that is a huge improvement. I have been working on my posture while I am sitting at my desk and can definitely feel the difference.
I can exercise and sleep comfortably without pain. Dr. Russ has been a huge help! I had no idea chiropractic could make such a difference in my life.
Megan O.
Headaches/Migraines – Michelle U
Before I came to see Dr. Russ Revilla, I was suffering from chronic headaches that turned into debilitating migraines over the past year, affecting my daily life in many ways. I’ve been getting chiropractic treatment since June 2011, I’ve had amazing results! Within the first month of therapy, the migraines completely disappeared! I’ve also been making changes to my eating habits following recommendations from Dr. Kimberly, which have also helped me improve my life quality! Now my husband has a happier wife and my daughter . . . a happier mom!
My 8 year old daughter, Michelle, had been experiencing mood swings and intense temper tantrums since she was a toddler. My husband and I tried everything possible to ease them, from parenting classes to counseling and dietary changes. Nothing seemed to work until we decided to try a holistic approach with Dr. Russ and Dr. Kimberly. Dr. Russ found a subluxation on Michelle’s cervicals and made an adjustment on her back. Dr. Kimberly treated her using many healing modalities including; cranial sacral, opening her ileocecal valve, changing her diet and creating a supplement plan to address nutritional deficiencies. Right after my daughter’s first appointment with each one of them, she told me “she started to feel like a normal and happy girl at last”. It was a miracle! It’s been about 3 months of bliss in the Uphoff household. Michelle feels great and her mood swings have disappeared almost completely! We are so grateful and blessed with Dr. Russ and Dr. Kimberly! They are amazing doctors and human beings.
Michelle U.