In recent years it has been discovered that a simple operation can be conducted that relieves pressure on the trigeminal nerve and thereby avoids the onset of migraine attacks in some sufferers. The procedure takes only an hour under full … Continue reading
One of the most effective ways to help prevent migraines is to avoid eating foods that commonly trigger attacks. The big problem with this being that so much of the food that we can buy contains substances that are linked … Continue reading
Your head feels like it is going to burst from pressure, the smallest shaft of light blinds and you generally feel like crud. It’s hardly surprising that you are going to be, to put it mildly, a bit grumpy. So … Continue reading
Two American researchers are currently continuing groundbreaking research work into looking at the possibility of using antibodies (the large Y-shaped proteins produced by B-cells in the body to identify and counter foreign substances and antigens in the body) to fight … Continue reading
One of the worst things about migraine, apart from the pain and sickness, is the sense of isolation it can give you – the feeling that no one really understands what it is you’re going through. Friends and family may … Continue reading
“You have X, Y and Z condition. The treatment for which is blah and the implications are that you may also experience such and such and also etcetera.” All too often this is what a technical diagnosis of a condition … Continue reading
Coenzyme Q10 isn’t something we hear all that much about, generally the champion supplements are things like multivitamins or cod liver oil. However studies have shown that coenzyme Q10 can play a major role in reducing migraine frequency and severity … Continue reading
Much of what we know today in terms of migraine definition and treatment can be attributed to one man and those who he worked with; Harold George Wolff. Commonly cited as the “father of modern headache research” he spent thirty … Continue reading