Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Inspiration for a Monday!
One of the Happiest Moments ever, is when you find the courage; to finally let go---of what you can not change..." from guest blogger shari (facebook post from fb friend)
Perceptions by health care professionals
Came across the following comments in a Readers Digest..... "I had a patient with migraines who didn't want to take drugs - she wanted to deal with them by arching her back. The worse the migraines got, the more this woman arched her back. She kept doing this until...
Fresh Ways to Feel Happy!
Positivity researchers are looking at new "happiness triggers" that can give people a lift - in ways we may not have thought about before. We know exercising, and petting the poodle can make a difference - why not consider some of the following tips for jumpstarting...
Pill Coloring Can Cause Confusion
"I have a lot of experience when patients of mine come and say, "I was taking a green pill and now it's pink. What's going on?" said Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Kesselheim is the lead author of a study...
Rizatriptan Receives FDA Approval
The generic equivalent of Merck's Maxalt tablets, Rizatriptan Benzoate, indicated for the acute treatment of migraine has just been approved by the Federal Drug Administration. India based Aurobindo Pharma has received final approval to manufacture and market...
Could Botox Become the New Paxil or Zoloft?
A new body of research is suggesting a link between Botox and treating depression. The latest study looked at 84 participants who had severe depression for an average of two years. None of the participants responded to antidepressant medications. Some of the patients...
Happy New Year!
Hi from guest blogger Shari: Sending best wishes for a happy and healthy new year! ..."And now let us welcome the new year full of things that have never been." --Mary Englebreit(artist) With hearts, Shari
Medication Overuse or Refractory Headache
Many patients arrive on alot of pain meds/analgesics, with a letter in hand from some neurologist or headache center, stating they have "MOH: medication overuse headache". These patients have frequent(often daily) moderate or severe headaches, and have not found that...
Who Doesn’t Want an Instant Energy Boost?
With New Years Eve fast approaching, most of us are feeling a bit of a holiday burnout. If you have 30 seconds, and a chair consider trying this quick stretch routine. Jill Miller, a yoga instructor says breathing deeply while you stretch oxygenates the blood, and...
Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
Taking a walk does our mind and body good. Now there is research that says where we walk can make a difference. Spending time in natural settings has been studied extensively by Japanese researchers - and has prompted several Japanese companies to include "forest...