Since she was a child, Erin suffered from migraine headaches that would keep her in bed and black out her vision. It wasn't until she took a high school job at a chiropractor's office that she cracked open a cure.
Erin's Story
"I thought I was cursed with debilitating headaches for my whole life."
When I was having headaches as a child, there were days that I could not go to school, there were days that I could not get out of bed, I could not see because I was blacked out. I couldn't go out and play with my friends.
My mom took me to the medical doctor, who thought I was having muscle spasms and muscle tension. I was put on muscle relaxers, but I still had headaches. Nobody knew what could help me. I never thought I would get rid of them.
"I took a job with a chiropractor, and it changed my life."
When I first started working for this chiropractor I had no idea what chiropractic was. I had never even heard of it, and I had no clue what a chiropractic adjustment consisted of. My chiropractor diagnosed me with migraine headaches and started to help me. I was on a really good treatment plan, about three times a week for awhile, and by the end of it I had no headaches.
"I get adjusted every two to three weeks, and rarely do I get headaches."
Every once in awhile I do get headaches due to stress and tension, everyday stresses, but I still get chiropractic care. My headaches are nothing like they used to be. Taking that job saved my life, and I couldn't imagine what the case would be if I never saw a chiropractor. It changed my life.
"It helped me so much I decided to be a chiropractor."
I have worked for chiropractors since I was 16; I have never left chiropractic. It has been a huge part of my life, and I ended up going to school to become a chiropractor and open my own practice. I have been able to educate people into understanding why they get headaches and how chiropractic can help them. For instance, most headaches are caused by a misalignment of the upper cervical vertebrae, C-1 and C-2. Simple adjustments can correct the misalignment and provide relief for headache sufferers.
A lot of temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) problems are caused by upper cervical misalignments as well. I have been able to help people with TMJ syndrome by helping fix the misalignments in their upper cervical spine and then fixing the muscles associated with the TMJ joint.
Ever since I was introduced to chiropractic it has completely changed my life, and I went into practice knowing that I was going to change the lives of others the way it has changed mine.
