by Sue Robbins | Jun 17, 2020 | Migraine
Migraine is highly prevalent in the pediatric population, with findings from population-based studies indicating rates of 7.7%–9.1% among children and adolescents. 1 Sleep disorders are also frequently observed in these groups and represent a common comorbidity in...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 16, 2020 | Migraine
Migraine headaches are notoriously difficult to treat with pain medications, which perform no better than placebo in studies. Now, a new paper in the journal Headache finds that 83% of patients who completed a short course of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) had...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 12, 2020 | Migraine
One day not long before I turned 12, I got my first migraine. I was triumphantly competing for my primary school in a regional cross-country race when zig-zags of neon light began to buzz in my peripheral vision. Then suddenly they were gone — replaced by swathes of...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 10, 2020 | Migraine
Evolution and migraine are discussed in the outstanding article “Did Going North Give Us Migraine”.1 The accompanying editorial, “Toward a Philosophy of Migraine” is remarkably thought provoking.2 Analyzing evolutionary processes with regards to disease is more than...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 9, 2020 | Migraine
The subdiagnosis of migraine, but not the presence of vestibular symptoms, can predict balance impairments in migraineurs, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain. Balance changes and vestibular symptoms, such as dizziness and vertigo, are...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 7, 2020 | Migraine, Miscellaneous
One of the selling points for the electronic medical record (EMR) was that it would be a boon for patient safety. Just having all the medical records in one place is a monumental improvement over the days of lost charts and misplaced X-rays. Avoiding errors from...
