If you live between GA-400 and the Chattahoochee and migraines keep cutting into your week, a neurological look at your neck, eyes, and balance may add something your headache doctor has not covered. We offer that for migraine patients in Sandy Springs, GA, from our office across the river and over I-285 in Smyrna.
Dr. James Wright is a Doctor of Chiropractic and a diplomate in functional neurology through the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. We do not diagnose migraine as a physician would, prescribe medicine, or replace imaging when a doctor orders it.
What we do is measure how the nervous system is behaving around the headache. Mayo Clinic notes that migraine can include sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, and sometimes aura, and many of those symptoms touch the visual, balance, and autonomic systems we test. So we examine eye movements, balance, coordination, and the neck, then explain what looks relevant. You can read the broader overview in our migraine and headache care page.
You begin with a complimentary consultation, and the practice is private-pay. If our approach does not fit, we say so and point you elsewhere. If it does, you get a plan you can ask questions about at every visit.
Triggers named by Mayo Clinic include hormonal changes, stress, sleep changes, bright lights, strong smells, and skipped meals, and every person's list differs. Our care does not erase triggers. It aims to support the parts of the system we can reach:
A complimentary first consultation about your headache pattern, triggers, and what you have already tried
Review of your headache history, medicines, and any red-flag symptoms, with a suggestion to see your doctor when needed
Neck, jaw, and posture assessment for tension and cervicogenic contributors
Eye movement, balance, and autonomic testing when light sensitivity, dizziness, or other symptoms come with the headaches
Chiropractic care and myofascial release for the neck and shoulders when they fit
Exercises designed to challenge the visual, balance, and autonomic systems
Guidance on sleep, meals, hydration, and trigger tracking
Coordination with your doctor or headache specialist, with your permission
Triggers feel random until you track them. We help you build a record that is useful to you and to your doctor.
Office work often means hours at a screen. When neck tension feeds a headache, hands-on care and exercises can be part of the plan, and the NCCIH reports low-to-moderate quality evidence that spinal manipulation may reduce cervicogenic headache frequency and intensity (NCCIH, January 2023).
Many people here have the Chattahoochee trails nearby. Gentle activity and fresh air are part of general healthy habits that we discuss, and we tailor suggestions to what your body tolerates.
We tell you what we see, what we think may help, and how we will know if it is working.
Sandy Springs was incorporated in 2005 and sits along the I-285 loop, bounded by GA-400 and the Chattahoochee River. City Springs is the city's planned downtown, and neighborhoods such as Mount Paran, Huntcliff, and Northside Woods are within the city. Our Smyrna office is reachable by I-285 west. The trip crosses the river, so allow time at peak traffic and consider having someone drive you if you are in the middle of a migraine.
Nearby places include Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Buckhead, and Roswell. Nearer options are described on our Atlanta, Roswell, and Smyrna migraine pages. If the neck is a big part of your story, read about neck pain treatment in Sandy Springs.
1. Contact us: Call or book online. A sudden, severe headache is an emergency: call 911 first.
2. Headache history: Dr. Wright reviews your pattern, triggers, auras, medicines, and past imaging or testing.
3. Evaluation: Testing of the neck, eye movements, balance, and autonomic responses, looking for what may feed your headaches.
4. Findings: We explain what we found and where our care may fit alongside your medical care.
5. Plan: Care is built from hands-on work, exercises, and daily-habit guidance chosen for your pattern.
6. Review: We track how often and how strongly headaches come, and adjust the plan together.
It depends on traffic. The City of Smyrna puts downtown Atlanta at about a 15-minute interstate drive from Smyrna, and Sandy Springs sits north of Atlanta along the I-285 loop. Call the office and we will suggest the easiest route and times.
Yes. We welcome patients from any distance, and the complimentary first consultation is a way to decide whether it is worth the drive.
Yes, cervicogenic headache starts in the neck. A medical evaluation helps sort out whether your headaches come from the neck, are migraine, or are something else.
No. Keep taking medicine as your doctor directs.
Call 911 for a sudden, severe headache, a headache with fever and stiff neck, confusion, weakness, or double vision.
We are a private-pay practice, and your first consultation is complimentary. We talk about pricing before care begins.
When you are ready, call 770-767-3830 or schedule your complimentary consult. You can also visit the contact page.
Next steps
Your symptoms are part of the story, and we'd love to help you understand the rest. Book a consult online, or give us a call and we'll walk you through it. Your initial consultation is complimentary, with no obligation to begin care.
You can book a consultation online. Other appointments are booked by our clinic staff. [email protected]