I have suffered all my life with headaches and migraine, although I was not medically diagnosed with migraine until my 30s. The migraines involve acute, throbbing pain to my right temple, vomiting and a sensitivity to light.<\/p>\n
I used over the counter medication initially, but, by my late 40s, my migraines were lasting up to three days, so I sought help from an osteopath\/herbalist. This treatment helped reduce both the severity and the frequency of them. After I retired, they improved, but still continued to impact my ability to fulfil any commitments, when they did occur. I currently take over the counter pain relief for headaches, but nothing for Migraine.<\/p>\n
In my 60s, I developed another condition, Trigeminal Neuralgia, which involves facial pain emanating from the trigeminal nerve. I was first medically diagnosed with TN some five or so years ago. When I suffer a severe attack, the pain is excruciating, like being repeatedly stabbed with a knife or repeated electric shocks. It takes some months to improve, and makes normal everyday activities like eating, drinking , talking and cleaning my teeth painful. I have been taking the maximum dosage of Pregabalin to help with the pain, as normal painkillers have no effect at all. I am told this medication helps to quieten the nerve. I am now under the care of a Neurosurgeon and am advised the other main option for treatment is neurosurgery, to reduce pressure on the trigeminal nerve in the brain stem.<\/p>\n
Date of first use of Arc device<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n March 2017<\/p>\n Results<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A reduction in the frequency and severity of migraines, no vomiting during last migraine and quicker recovery time.<\/p>\n The edge has been taken off the pain. I have started very slowly reducing the dosage of Pregabalin and the prospect of imminent surgery has receded.<\/p>\n There has been a general improvement in my wellbeing. I have more energy, and have started attending the gym, after an absence of a couple of years. I have been able to do much more, both at home and undertaking more social and other commitments outside the home.<\/p>\n I am convinced the significant enhancement in my quality of life is directly linked to the use of the Arc device over the last 14 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have suffered all my life with headaches and migraine, although I was not medically diagnosed with migraine until my 30s. The migraines involve acute, throbbing pain to my right temple, vomiting and a sensitivity to light. I used over the counter medication initially, but, by my late 40s, my migraines were lasting up to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","case-studies-cat":[],"class_list":["post-56595","case-studies","type-case-studies","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcmicrotech.com\/arc4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-studies\/56595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcmicrotech.com\/arc4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-studies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcmicrotech.com\/arc4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case-studies"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arcmicrotech.com\/arc4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-studies\/56595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcmicrotech.com\/arc4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"case-studies-cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcmicrotech.com\/arc4health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-studies-cat?post=56595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}