For the past few weeks I’ve been desperate from having migraine on top of migraine. It got to the point where I was willing to give anything a go. I almost went to my doctor for botox, which I’d already decided when I was healthy was not for me. I’m not comfortable having that virus, even if neutralised, injected into my body. I also almost investigated electro-shock treatments, which I had also ruled out in the past because it seemed too drastic and poorly understood. So I went with kinesiology. I had read mixed reviews about its legitimacy and effectiveness, but at least it was non-invasive and claimed to get to the base causes of the migraines.
I’ve been to two sessions so far and will go to one more. The recommended number of sessions is between three and five. I liked the idea that this would not be an ongoing, eternally money-draining treatment. After my second session, a little over a week ago, I felt no pressure from the practitioner to book another appointment, which was a nice change from other experiences I’ve had.
The sessions themselves have been strange and mystical. I’ve had to keep an open-mind as the practitioner stood over me muttering to herself and moving her hands through the air. Other times during the session, though, she used pressure points, tuning forks and emotive questions. While I lay on the table and she directed energy around me, we talked about my past, my relationships, my mood and other possible contributors to this cycle of intense migraines. I didn’t know what to expect and was hopeful, but not sold on the possibilities offered by kinesiology.
Since my first session, I’ve begun to deal with the depression that was weighing on me as a result of the endless migraines. I’m keeping a diary to help me be more in touch with negative emotions, which I tend to suppress. I’ve been meditating more and working on forgiving my mum and myself for our parts in a traumatic family event that occurred several years ago. The stress from that time triggered my first spiral of migraines. I had a wonderful, honest, tear-filled conversation with my mum the other day and feel ready to properly move past that event. Now I’m beginning the whole process again for my husband and my parts in our marriage issues last year.
I don’t know if these actions will cure my chronic migraines, but they will make me a happier, more secure person, which isn’t a bad thing. In the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling more positive about the future and about getting a handle on the migraines. I have had less frequent and less intense migraines. Some of that might be down to the new migraine medication I’m on, but some of these changes had begun before I started the medication and before the month-long ‘see if the dose is right’ period concluded. (On a side note, I don’t think the dose is right, but I’ll follow the instructions and wait another week before I raise it.)
So I would give a limited recommendation for kinesiology. You need to be accepting of alternative therapies, open-minded and you may end up working through some painful issues. If you think doing this will help you with migraines, or whatever else you’re suffering from, then find a registered (applied) kinesiologist and try it.
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