It feels good to feel good again! On July 11, 2004, while riding as a passenger in a car, I fell asleep for about 30 minutes and woke up with a very sore, stiff neck. In the next few days, pain spread from my neck across my shoulder, down my right arm and into my right thumb. Along with the pain, I experienced a "pins and needles" sensation up and down the inside of my right arm that came and went all the time. Sleeping was most difficult.

My internist prescribed a muscle relaxer and 800 mg. of Motrin, taken 4 times a day "as needed". The Motrin took the edge off, but never completely relieved the pain. Sleep was only attainable by taking a whole "Unisom" tablet. (Im currently continuing a 3 year habit of taking 1/2 Unisom at night. I hope to kick this habit in the near future).

By mid-August, I was still in pain. My prescription ran out, so I decided to just take 4 Motrins (equals 800 mg.) about every 4-6 hours, just to take the edge off the pain, while continuing a whole tablet of Unisom at night. Sometimes Id take 2 extra strength Bayer aspirin a few hours after the Motrin. No medication made the pain cease; even large doses did not end the pain.

Since my husband teaches History at Life University, we can receive "free" Chiropractic care. I had last seen a chiropractor 30 years ago for a "stiff neck" from sleeping the wrong way. That was in Tennessee. I was trying to decide who I should see at Life, when an old friend of mine called me from Florida.

My friend, Barbara, called me to ask me to pray for her husband, who suffers from an enlarged heart. After we talked for while, she asked me how I was doing. She got an earful! After listening to me, Barbara said-most emphatically- "You need to see Dr. Russell Friedman. When my regular chiropractor couldnt help me after a car accident, he sent me to Dr. Friedman. I felt relief from the pain after the very first adjustment!" When I mentioned Is been thinking of seeing a chiropractor, Barbara interjected, "Not just ANY chi

-Barbara Gemmell

I started to have severe headaches 4 to 5 years ago. My symptoms included sensitivity to light, throbbing pain at the base of my neck on my right side shooting forward to my temple and eyes, and nausea. Over the years I have seen a few neurologist.

I was diagnosed with anything from tension to sinus or migraine headaches. Each time I was given a new prescription for a drug to try and help prevent the headaches and for pain. I was instructed to take this drug everyday and whenever I had a headache. I always left the doctor's feeling defeated. I knew the drug would help the headache, but it didn't solve why I was getting these severe headaches.

I've never been a person who likes to take pills, especially everyday. I would take the pills for a few weeks each time as prescribed and then stop. My headaches started to come back and more frequent. After a few trips to the hospital and spending countless days and nights in my bed with every single light off in the house, I tried to accept that this was just going to be a part of my life. Constantly in pain and miserable.

After missing a few days of work due to a trip to the hospital for a migraine headache, a coworker told me about a new type of Chiropractor she had been seeing for her migraine headaches. She sent me an email the office had sent out in December 2007 offering a special price for new clients. I had been to Chiropractors in the past with no relief so I was skeptical.

She informed me that Dr. Friedman was a NUCCA specialist, and the only one certified in the state of Georgia. At this point, what did I have to lose visiting one more doctor besides spending more money!

During my first visit, I noticed right away, this doctor's office and staff were different from other offices. I was given a tour of the entire office and thoroughly explained what a NUUCA specialist is and does. I'd never heard of this chiropractic approach before, but for the first time it started to make sense "Why I might be having these severe migraines. Dr.

-LenoreD