Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Losing Weight May Require Some Serious Fun”
Thinking about ramping up your exercise routine? Gretchen Reynolds, a writer for the New York Times says it may be wise to think of your workouts not as exercise, but as playtime. A new study suggests that people's attitudes toward physical activity can influence what...
“Where Does it Hurt?”
A new study from the University College London has defined for the first time how a person's ability to recognize where it hurts, called "spatial acuity," differs across the body. The study found the most sensitive areas are on the forehead and fingertips. These...
Finding Mental Health Care Can Be Tough For New College Grads
College graduation, for many young people symbolizes the entry into "the real world." For some, the transition can be especially challenging. For many young people with a mental health condition, and who don't have steady jobs or stable paychecks, managing their own...
Exposure to Evening Blue Light Linked to Increased Hunger
Before there was artificial lighting, the sun was the major source of lighting, and people spent their evenings in (relative) darkness. Now of course, most people in the world spend their evenings in illumination. At night, light throws the body's biological clock -...
Resiliency
Resiliency: Fascinating complex topic... There are a number of key elements that predict resiliency, #1 being Genetic: We have 2 arms of the serotonin transporter gene, long or short.... 2 short arms are bad, 2 long good. If someone has little or no abuse as a kid,...
“Is Work Your Happy Place?”
Do you feel more stressed out at home or at work? While work is commonly seen as a major source of stress for Americans, research now shows that people have notably lower stress levels when they are at the office compared to their time at home. The following is a...
Headache Toolbox – Behavioral and Other Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Headache
A recent article written by Donald B. Penzien, PhD, FAHS and Frederick R. Taylor, MD, FAAN, FAHS was published in Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. The following is a portion of the article. The authors conclude that hundreds of scientific studies have shown...
Study Suggests “Lightning Has it’s Own Unique Effect on Headache”
Results published last year in the online edition of the journal Cephalgia are the first linking lightning to headache. These findings might help migraineurs more effectively anticipate the onset of a headache or migraine. Geoffrey Martin, a fourth-year medical...
What Nighttime Phenomenon Causes Headaches and Jaw Pain?
For some people, teeth-grinding and clenching while sleeping can cause headaches, jaw pain and wearing down of teeth. Ohio dentist Matthew Messina, DDS, a consumer advisor spokesperson for the American Dental Association says teeth-grinding, or nocturnal bruxism...
Activity Cuts Chronic Neck Pain in Sedentary Workers
A prospective study has found that people who worked full-time at a desk job, and did not exercise had a raised risk of developing chronic neck pain after a year, compared with people doing the same type of work, but who did some sort of leisure physical activity....