Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Lifting Weights May Aid The Brain
Exercise is good for the brain. We know that. But most studies of exercise and brain health have focused on the effects of running, walking or other aerobic activities. Now a new experiment suggests that light resistance training may also slow the age-related...
Device To Block Pain
The field of optogenetics - which uses genetically encoded switches that turn neurons on or off with light - has taken a step forward; scientists have created flexible, implantable, wireless devices that can activate and potentially block pain signals in the body...
The Connection Between Pain And Sleepwalking
According to a new French study, sleepwalking is associated with several daytime health problems, including chronic pain, migraine and headache according to a study published this month in the journal Sleep. " Sleepwalking is probably a 24-hour disease, instead of...
Containing Contagious Stress
Everyone has had the experience of "catching" someone else's stress - whether from a family member who got up on the wrong side of the bed, or a driver in the grocery store parking lot. Researchers are just beginning to study such secondhand stress to understand its...
Prescribing Antibiotics For Respiratory Infections
A new Cochrane Review published today shows that when doctors and patients are encouraged to discuss the need for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory infections jointly, fewer are prescribed. This may be useful in the fight against antibiotic resistantance....
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain Better Than Placebo
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have found new evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces pain more effectively than placebo. The research, published in the November 11th issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, showed that study participants who...
Treatment Brings Therapy Outside
When Abbie Hausermann, a licensed clinical social worker tells clients to take a hike, she means it. Hausermann makes her office in the great outdoors, sometimes a forest, a park or a nature trail in Massachusetts Her practice, which she opened in May, is named High...
Keep Stress In Perspective
James E. Porter, President of StressStop.com suggests ranking your problems on a scale of 1-100 in order to keep your stress in perspective. Flatten out your hand and hold it at arm's length. Picture that your hand is your problem and you can see it in perspective....
More Evidence That Dogs Prevent Asthma
Early life contact with dogs helps to prevent asthma, concludes a new study that adds to the growing body of research that pet ownership can offer health benefits to humans. "Earlier studies have shown that growing up on a farm reduces a child's risk of asthma to...
Interrupted Sleep Impacts Mood
According to a new study, your bad mood may be down to lack of quality sleep, rather than lack of quantity. Published in the journal Sleep, the study found that people whose sleep was frequently interrupted for 3 consecutive nights reported significantly worse mood...