by Dr Robbins | Jul 7, 2011 | Migraine, Sports Injury
Chronic daily headache affects 2.4% of adolescent girls and 0.8% of adolescent boys. Some of those affected experience a downward spiral of increasing functional disability over time. Those in the downward spiral do not attend school, interact with peers, and/or...
by Dr Robbins | Jul 6, 2011 | Headache Drugs
A new study by Martin et al. set out to determine whether lightning is an as of yet unrecognized trigger of headache for those suffering from migraines. To do this the group attempted to determine whether the frequency of new onset headache is increased on days with...
by Dr Robbins | Jul 5, 2011 | Headache Drugs
In a recent study from India the use of an integrated therapeutic yoga program was evaluated as a potential treatment for reducing pain and depression levels in patients with chronic migraines. Seventy patients, ages 18 – 65 years, who experienced 15 or more...
by Dr Robbins | Jul 1, 2011 | Headache Drugs
In a recent review out of Pakistan of the biological, nutraceutical, and clinical properties of French maritime pine bark extract, this extract was found to be an effective treatment of migraine headaches. In this study, twelve patients with migraines that were...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 28, 2011 | Headache Drugs
In a recent study by D’Onofrio et al. it was found that none of those participating in the study who had cluster headaches experienced Restless Legs Syndrome. Restless Legs Syndrome is one of the most common neurological conditions and movement disorders; it is...
