Sprinting down her hallway and sidestepping into her room, Helen Tufui stumbled and whacked her head on the door frame.
In the months that followed, she suffered from the full effects of that “knock” – nausea, a pounding headache, disturbed vision, fatigue. “Concussion, headache and migraine just really drags you down. Even simple tasks are really hard to face, let alone complete,” says Helen.
As a professional physiotherapist Helen knew something wasn’t right. Her research led her to the discovery of a link between treatment of the upper cervical spine (upper neck) and headache and migraine symptoms. With treatment in this area, Helen’s constant symptoms were alleviated.
Inspired by her discovery and wanting to help others, Helen completed training at the Watson Headache Institute in Australia and went on to open The Headache Clinic, the first solely dedicated practice in New Zealand to focus on the treatment of headaches and migraines via the upper neck.
In seven years, The Headache Clinic has grown to four locations across New Zealand with ten consultants, including a clinic in Ponsonby. From people working everyday nine to-five jobs, children, elite athletes and everyone in between, The Headache Clinic treats patients with symptoms in the head by addressing issues in the upper neck, giving patients a new lease on life – even people who have suffered with symptoms for decades.
“Often when patients are coming to our clinic they have tried a number of other unsuccessful treatments to reduce or alleviate their headaches and migraines, so when we get to the underlying cause, it really is life-changing for them,” says Helen.
“They’re like a new person.”
THE HEADACHE CLINIC, 41c Crummer Road, T: 0800 432 322, Facebook: @theheadacheclinicnz, www.headacheclinic.co.nz
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