Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
The Soothing Effects of Peppermint
In addition to being a popular flavoring, peppermint has a history of use for digestive symptoms, including indigestion, nausea, cramps and diarrhea, as well as for headaches and colds. The main active ingredient is the phytochemical menthol, which can help relax...
Regular Yogurt VS Greek for Calcium Intake
There seems to be a Greek yogurt craze going on in the country right now. It's everywhere - in the dairy case, the freezer case and popping up all over in recipes. According to Sylvia Geiger, M.S., R.D., a Vermont-based nutrition consultant, while Greek yogurt is...
Java Withdrawal and Headaches
Kim Leadley, from Cumberland, Maine had one to two Starbucks Grande coffees everyday. When she decided to kick the habit she found herself suffering from the "I can't work-think-or-function" kind of headaches. After a few days of excruciating pain she "fell off the...
Migraine, Anger Management and Anxiety in Children
While studies in the past have looked at correlations between anxiety and/or depression and migraine frequency, few studies have analyzed anger management and migraine in children. Researchers in the Department of Neurosciences at Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital in...
Man Who Walked Route 66 Encourages Others to Take Their Walk
Dennis Kinch, a pain patient dealing with Paget's disease walked the nearly 2,500-mile-long Route 66 for nearly nine months. That was six years ago - though it remains inspirational to him as well as thousands of other pain sufferers today. "I was doing physical...
One Small Habit Change May Help Prevent Stroke
Scientists at the University of Vermont, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Emory University and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention looked at 7 factors known to affect stroke; these include body mass index, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, blood...
What is “Text Neck?”
The constant use of cell phones, e-readers, computer tablets and mp3 players can lead to "text neck" an overuse syndrome involving the head, neck and shoulders. According to Dr. Chris Cornett, MD, orthopedic surgeon and spine specialist at the University of Nebraska...
“A Personal Migraine Story”
The following is a portion of a blog posted by "CJ" on Harvard Health Publications website a few years ago. It's still relevant today..... As I write this, a dull headache presses into the space above my left eye. The same headache visited me yesterday, and the day...
Cycling Tops Football for Head Injuries
While football tends to dominate discussions around sports-related head injuries, there are far more traumatic brain injuries occurring each year due to biking accidents. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons reports that biking accidents played a role in...
Seeing the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Quite a while ago we posted an article about precision-tinted glasses, and their help in reducing migraine triggers for some people. Dr. Jie Huang, an associate professor of radiology at Michigan State University has found that some migraines are triggered by certain...