Weekend Migraines – What Causes Them and What Can You Do?
When the weekend comes, you get the chance to relax and recharge following the stresses of the week. Great – you get some you-time to enjoy. Not if you suffer from “weekend migraines”.
When the weekend comes, you get the chance to relax and recharge following the stresses of the week. Great – you get some you-time to enjoy. Not if you suffer from “weekend migraines”.
We’ve all been there (and still are there in many cases) – desperately Googling “cures for migraines”, and willing to try most things that look as if they might have some small possibility of working.
Atlas Spinal Care, a chiropractic clinic in California, recently reported great results from a chiropractic case study which looked into the use of vertebra realignment as a method of reducing migraine symptoms. The study has a well thought out and … Continue reading
In October last year the NHS published a report looking into the possibility of commissioning Occipital Nerve Stimulation as a treatment that can be used to help adult sufferers of intractable chronic migraines (headaches lasting for 4 hours or more … Continue reading
Every new drug or treatment in the UK that is prescribed to patients by a doctor needs first to be approved for use by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. To do this the drug needs to have first … Continue reading
Not so much now, but up until the late 1800s, and for hundreds of years prior to that, you’ll find that the link between religion and science was an incredibly close one. A big part of the reason for this … Continue reading
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
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
If only it were that simple; a trance, a few words and a gazing at a swinging silver watch. Well maybe it is. There’s scientific evidence that hypnosis can improve migraines to the same extent as some medication treatment. In … Continue reading
Results of early-stage studies presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting look promising. “We’ve identified a new preventive treatment for migraines, something that reduces frequency, the number and severity of attacks and how bad the attacks are,” Dr. Peter … Continue reading