A migraine is not only painful, but it can stop you from doing things you really want to do. It can prevent you from going to work or enjoying your weekend with family. Migraines can come without warning and stay for what seems like an eternity.

 

There are times when our patients experience headaches which lead up to a migraine or the migraine just comes about with great force – seemingly out of nowhere. Another patient might deal with headaches on a daily basis and then experience migraines several times a week or month. There are also patients that experience migraines for days, months and even years.

 

Most people with migraines wish there was a solution to the problem, instead of just a quick-fix to numb the pain, which doesn't even work most of the time. Dr. Collins at the Migraine Relief Institute has studied the process of migraines for years and has been able to see a connection between the brain's intricate way of assimilating information and the excruciating pain, which is a migraine.

 

Using modern digital EEG technology it is possible to see the inner workings of the brain and therefore the genesis of the migraine or headache. In some individuals the extraordinarily coordinated way in which the brain pieces together information from our senses doesn't work so well. Some sensory information is not only integrated poorly but also amplified to a painful level. The sense could be vision or maybe the way our ears hear the various sounds around us. Instead of seeing a normal overhead florescent light, it seems like a painful spotlight. Instead of hearing the hum of a fan motor it seems like an ear-piercing, high-pitched annoyance. Instead of enjoying the smell of a new fragrance, it seems like a pungent aroma that makes us nauseous.

 

It really doesn't matter what the information is or which of our senses is taking in the information. The problem is that the brain is not able to manage or process the information as well as it normally does – like when you don’t have a migraine or headache. Being able to understand precisely what is going on in the brain was critical to the development of NSR (NeuroSensory Reintegration).

 

NSR is a new treatment approach which takes into consideration what is actually happening in the brain of a person who suffers from migraines and/or headaches. We not only understand the role of sensory integration but we can see, through modern technology, how the brain is functioning, what has gone wrong and how to remediate that. The NSR treatment is a way to literally improve brain functioning specifically related to the integration of multiple sensory information. As you go through treatment - the intensity, frequency and severity of your migraines or headaches will begin to decrease. In many individuals this results in eventually becoming migraine and/or headache free.