My journey towards NUCCA started in November of 20...

My journey towards NUCCA started in November of 2018. My name is Tracy Albin and in February of 2020 1st Place Chiropractic changed my life.
Until then I suffered from severe headaches; debilitating headaches, those which prevented me from driving and ultimately forced me to quit my job.
Nearly 2 years ago my symptoms started with a stiff neck, they were slightly and temporarily remedied by massage therapy. The pain eventually moved from the base of my neck up the back of my head and over the top. Mostly on the left side, but often both sides. This pain lasted quite a few weeks and became so severe (with pain reliever only taking a bit of the edge off) that I was rushed to the ER. After a barrage of tests and thousands of dollars in medical bills I was simply given 2 nerve block shots at the base of my skull and sent home. All the poking and prodding and scans showed no significant reason for such pain. Needless to say the shots, which provided the first relief in months, only last a few days.
I was then sent to a physical therapist to strengthen the muscles in my neck and shoulders, which I willingly did for many weeks, again, only some relief was attained.
While still going to have massages 2-3 times per week my therapist recommended a traditional chiropractor whom she worked for as well. It was then that I was finally diagnosed with something we could work with, arthritis. After months and months and months of therapy we were unable to keep up with the $160/week out of pocket expense. I stopped and almost immediately became worse. At this point I was clenching my teeth, so the head and neck pain was now coupled with teeth, jaw and temple pain.
I stopped eating hard foods, was drinking smoothies for every meal, couldn t sleep and quit my job. I made an appointment with my dentist to address what I suspected was TMJ. I was referred, through them, to a specialist for TMJ. My husband and I were quite hopeful that this therapy was our saving grace because I responded to it very well. That is until what was originally and exclusively pain on the left side of my head subsided only for it to quickly transfer over to the right. Back to square one. The therapy this time wasn t working as well. This doctor suggested that I may be tongue tied and referred me to another associate that specialized in frenectomies which involves cutting a thick or tight band of tissue (lingual frenulum) which tethers the bottom of the tongue's tip to the floor of the mouth.
Before heading to yet another associate of our dental practice we decided to get a second opinion. A specialist in Naperville told me that under no uncertain terms was I tongue tied and I should NOT have a frenectomy.
We were at our wits end. I was medicating myself 4xdaily with 4x200 mg ibuprofen; 16 tablets daily, I was in bed all day and barely eating.
Then the miracle happened! A friend of mine suggested 1st Place Chiropractic; both she and her husband found relief with their back issues. This staff is amazing, the bed side manner is top notch. Everyone genuinely cares! And everyone has a personal story about how NUCCA changed their lives! I found relief after just one adjustment and I have now reached a 3 month stretch in time spent without an adjustment! I have nothing but gratitude for Dr. K and her staff, there are no words to express how thankful I am for this group of folks who have restored my physical health and my joy for life!