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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 29 MIN

Trying Visual Training for Chronic Headaches

from This Headache Journey · host Adam Flaherty

In Episode 4 of This Headache Journey, host Adam Flaherty shares his personal experience navigating chronic headaches, sharing a story about how a routine eye exam discovered that his eyes work harder than most peoples' eyes to refocus between objects at various distances. This discovery landed him at Victory Visual Training in the care of Dr. Amy Pruszensky.Adam shares his experience with visual training, and welcomes Dr. Amy onto the podcast to explain the relationship between the eyes and chronic headaches.Dr. Amy Pruszenski is known as the "eyeball coach" and has a passion for helping people optimize their visual system. She explains how vision therapy—a kind of physical therapy for your eyes—can truly make a difference, especially for those of us who feel like we've tried everything to relieve our headache pain.Inside this episode, we break down:Adam's surprising diagnosis about his “weird” eyes and how that relates to chronic headachesIntroducing vision therapy: what it is, how it works, and why Dr. Amy Pruszenski does what she doesThe role of computer vision syndrome, screen time, and blue light in headachesWhat happens during a vision therapy examCommon visual dysfunctions that might trigger headaches—and the connection to migrainesVisual training techniques, including glasses, prisms, and exercises, plus why “practice” matters a LOTThe role of sleep, nutrition, and other “team members” in dealing with chronic headacheDr. Amy's thoughts on new treatments like compression boots, red light therapy, and vagus nerve stimulationWho else do you know who suffers from chronic headaches or migraine? Do them a favor by sharing this episode with them. It could literally change their life!Learn more about Victory Visual Training at http://visualvictorytraining.comSeason 1 of This Headache Journey is sponsored by gammaCore™ Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulator.The content of this episode does not constitute medical advice and should be discussed with your own healthcare provider before acting on it.#headache #migraine #chronicheadaches #chronicmigraine #painrelief #headacherelief #headachetreatment #tensionheadaches #visualtraining #eyestrainHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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