Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Palliative Care, The Treatment That Respects Pain”
"The vast majority of patients who need palliative care are not dying. They are debilitated by things like arthritic pain that affect the quality of their lives and ability to function, and can eventually impact their survival," says Dr. Diane E. Meier, a palliative...
Larks and Night Owls Have Different Brain Structures
Do you wake up without help at daybreak, or would you sleep till late morning every day if you could? Most people tend to be either early risers, or "larks" while others are night owls, though many people tend to fall in between the two. Research is telling us that...
Migraineurs Who Have Allergies May Have Worse Headache Symptoms
New research published in the journal Cephalagia found that people with both migraines and rhinitis have more frequent headaches compared with people who have migraines but not rhinitis. "We are not sure whether the rhinitis causes the increased frequency of headaches...
Eating Nuts Every Day May Extend Life
The largest study of its kind has found that people who eat a handful of nuts every day live longer than those people who do not eat them at all. The results were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists from Dana-Farber Institute, the...
The American Headache Society’s List of Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation launched a campaign in 2012 called "Choosing Wisely." The goal was to talk about medical care that might not be necessary, or may even be detrimental. Dr. Christine Cassel the head of the ABIM Foundation said...
Headache and Acupuncture
Can the ancient Chinese treatment of acupuncture help patients with migraine, tension-type or sinus headaches? Alexander Mauskop, M.D., Professor of Clinical Neurology SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and Director, New York Headache Center, New York, New York weighs in...
“Pain Matters” – A Documentary
A documentary airing on the Discovery Channel sheds new light on what it's like to be one of the millions of Americans dealing with chronic pain. Penney Cowan, founder and executive director of the American Chronic Pain Association is one of the experts featured in...
Boosting Our “Psychological Immune System”
Editorial Cartoonist Marshall Ramsey is a perfect example of someone who understands "advanced gratitude." He has the ability to identify and appreciate the tough events in his life because of what he has learned from them. Says Ramsey, "A good analogy is if you're...
Can Celiac Disease, IBD Raise the Risk for Migraine?
A recent study suggests that people with celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease may have more migraines than people without these conditions. Peter H. Green, MD, of Columbia University in New York says he expected to see a higher rate of migraines in celiac...
The Brain Weighs Paper vs Pixel
Many researchers agree that screen-based reading can dull comprehension because it is more mentally taxing and maybe more physically tiring than reading on paper. Computer screens, smartphones and tablets shine light directly on the face. Even though today's LCDs are...