It would be an understatement to say that we’re all a bit on edge about coronavirus. Any slight tickle at the back of the throat can leave us wondering if it might be the first sign of an infection. What … Continue reading
Understanding migraines – what they are, what causes them, and what can be done about them – is hard enough at the best of times. It’s even harder though when there are so many variations of migraine which you might … Continue reading
The thing that differentiates chronic migraine from episodic migraine is how many days the migraine sufferer experiences migraines per month. Episodic migraines are defined as those which take place on fourteen days or fewer per month, while chronic migraines are … Continue reading
Migraine sufferers might find a recent release from Johns Hopkins University Press of interest.
“I know how you feel. I had a headache the other day and it was awful!” Sound familiar? It certainly does to us. The number of people who think that a migraine is just ‘a really bad headache’ is pretty … Continue reading
Part Five: – Electrifying and galvanizing against headaches. Don’t try this at home! Medicine was finally conquered by the scientific method by the middle of the 19th century and experimental physiology was the preferred method of discovering and advancing … Continue reading
There are a number of different types of migraines. The two main categories are migraine with aura and migraine without aura. Certain migraine types occur most often in specific groups of people. It is also actually possible to have a … Continue reading
The history of migraine; Part Two – ‘To restore good humour, apply a thick goose feather….’ Sometimes it hard to believe isn’t it? The lives of migraine sufferers from centuries ago, really were just like ours. They suffered the same … Continue reading
Thought to affect one in every seven adults, migraine has been recognised by the World Health Organisation as one of the top 20 most disabling lifetime conditions and costs the British economy an estimated £2billion a year. But is migraine … Continue reading
This article is part one of a series of articles focusing on the history of migraine. First Select Your Crocodile Pharmacotherapy, the treatment of illness by administering drugs is still the principal way migraine is treated these days and is … Continue reading