We met George in February of 2018. He had suffered a stroke in 1993 and had been suffering from neck pain, throbbing headaches in the back of the head, decreased range of motion in the neck, numbness in his left foot, and left arm weakness. George also said that his head felt heavy and that he had a hard time holding it up. Back in January of 2017 George had started to develop what are known as "drop attacks" while traveling and flying on a plane. Drop attacks are episodes that can include: vertigo, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. These attacks would leave him exhausted with little to no energy, as well as hearing loss in both ears. By the time he came into our office, he was having a drop attack every three to four days. Some of what he was experiencing was from his stroke, although he also had been told that he may have Meniere's Disease. He was given a medication called meclizine to help manage the drop attacks. They were occurring more and more frequently and the effect of the meclizine was wearing off faster and faster. Things had progressed to the point that George couldn’t go out any more, never knowing when the next drop attack would be.
His daughters did some research online and found that Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractic care can help reduce the symptoms of some Meniere's cases. George and his daughters decided it was time to try something different. During the initial evaluation, we measured George's posture, range of motion in his neck, balance, arm strength, and spinal misalignment in his upper cervical spine. By analyzing these tests and exams, we came up with best way to balance George's upper neck gently and carefully with a vectored correction. After his first correction, his energy increased, his balance improved, he had no more nausea, his neck pain decreased and his hearing started to return. Even his walking and standing gate had improved.
Over six months of Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractic care, George has only received four upper cervical corrections. He is back to enjoying gardening, he has been able to return to work, has stopped taking his meclizine, his walking gate is more balanced, and his energy is back. What's more, he just got back from a vacation with his daughters where he flew on a plane without drop attacks or issues!
In the image below you can even see that over time, he was able to stand with his feet closer together. Look at the difference between his initial posture picture in February (on the left) and his latest posture picture taken in August(on the right). George's story is incredible and inspiring.
If you know of someone suffering from Meniere's disease, or related symptoms of vertigo nausea, vomiting, headaches or neck pain, upper cervical chiropractic care may be able help! We partner with Arete Chiropractic in Portsmouth New Hampshire to provide subsidized Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractic care for active military, veterans, or those in financial need. Make your first appointment today!
