by Sue Robbins | Nov 30, 2019 | Wellness
One of my favorite movements at the gym is called a farmer’s carry. You hold a heavy weight — for me, around 95 pounds — in each hand and attempt to walk with a solid, upright posture for between 30 and 60 seconds. Once, while my workout partners and I were...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 27, 2019 | Migraine
Ergotamine has historically been used to treat migraine since the middle ages, and as a pharmaceutical since 1926,1 but is limited by poor tolerability (nausea, vomiting, and cardiovascular effects), thus attempts were made to synthesize compounds with the same...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 25, 2019 | Migraine
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, according to a recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State University assistant professor of psychology. The study, published online recently in the Journal of...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 22, 2019 | Migraine
Vestibular migraine (VM) differs from migraine without vestibular symptoms in regard to mild and low frequency roll tilt (of the head) perceptual thresholds, a study in Science Reports suggests. The study enrolled patients with VM, measuring the frequency-dependence...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 21, 2019 | Wellness
Fall-into-winter: the time of year when we come together to light a candle, carve a bird, raise a glass. It’s a season that is cherished and dreaded often in equal measure. But while attending the company holiday party or fa-la-la-ing with family might seem like a...