by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Jan 6, 2023 | Adolescents and Children, Headache, Headache Drugs, Headache Medications, Medications, Migraine, Migraine Medications
What is a Migraine Toolbox? When treating migraines, we often use the phrase “migraine toolbox”. We want to make sure our patients are well-equipped with the necessary tools to treat their migraines. This toolbox will most likely look different for each patient for...
by Sue Robbins | Apr 6, 2021 | Adolescents and Children
When parents bring their children in for medical care these days, there is no such thing as a casual, “Hey, how’s it going?” We doctors walk into every exam room prepared to hear a story of sadness and stress, or at the very least, of coping and keeping it together in...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 21, 2021 | Adolescents and Children, Miscellaneous
I heard my 7-year-old son’s cries of frustration loud and clear despite the closed door between us. Seconds earlier, I’d left him stationed at a desk in my bedroom, hoping he’d complete at least a portion of his virtual school assignments without me at his side...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 10, 2020 | Adolescents and Children
Yes, this is an anxious time, and yes, everyone is anxious, but it is particularly hard to be an anxious kid in an anxious time. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders in children and adolescents (and this was true before the pandemic), and they...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 12, 2020 | Adolescents and Children
Children and adolescents without a history of headache may develop prolonged headaches after sustaining a concussion, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Child Neurology Society. The headache may be migraine, chronic daily headache,...
