Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Stretching May Have Cardiovascular Benefits” from The New York Times
A program of simple stretching exercises may help improve cardiovascular health. Italian researchers randomly assigned 39 volunteers to three groups. The first did a 12-week program, five 40-minute sessions a week, of bilateral leg, ankle and foot stretching. The...
“Dentists are Seeing an Epidemic of Cracked Teeth. What’s Going on?” from The New York Times
Dentists Are Seeing an Epidemic of Cracked Teeth. What’s Going On? When I reopened my dental practice in early June, the tooth fractures started coming in: at least one a day, every single day that I’ve been in the office. “How’s your dental practice?” a friend of...
“A Pain Reliever That Alters Perceptions of Risk” from Science Daily
While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests. People who took acetaminophen rated activities like "bungee jumping off a tall bridge" and "speaking your mind about an unpopular...
“Simple Stretches to Combat All That Sitting” from The New York Times
Simple Stretches to Combat All That Sitting Done correctly, these restorative stretches, working on muscles from your eyes to your toes, really do make you feel better. Whether you are hunched over a laptop in a makeshift work space or slouched on the couch...
“Pathologic Differences Between Migraine With or Without Aura” from Neurology Advisor
Aura has long been a perplexing issue in migraine. Primarily viewed as a prodromal sign of migraine in some patients some of the time, aura has been largely overlooked in clinical trials that tend to enroll patients with migraine with and without aura.1 However, new...
“Simple Coping Behaviors Linked to Reduced Anxiety, Depression During COVID-19” from Clinical Advisor
Behaviors such as following a healthy diet and avoiding news/updates about COVID-19 were found to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression among adults. The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have caused an increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression in some patients....
“Most Migraine Patients Lack Treatment” from MedPage Today
Fewer than one in three people with migraine took guideline-recommended prescription medication, data presented at the American Headache Society (AHS) annual scientific meeting showed. About 28% of survey respondents with mild to severe migraine-related disability...
“Predictors of Chronic Migraine” from EurekAlert!
Predictors of chronic migraine Recent data from a systematic review and meta-analysis point to clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with migraine chronification INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY London, UK: A meta-analysis published in the...
“Are ‘Natural Flavors’ Really Natural?” from The New York Times
Food manufacturers add flavorings to a surprising number of basic products, like Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream. I heard that “natural flavors” added to flavored seltzer water are not natural, because of a loophole in the regulations covering additives. Is that...
“After Years of Suffering Woman Finds Medication That Relieves Her Pain” from RE/New Houston
When Jennifer Latson began having migraines at 12, she wasn’t sure exactly what was going on. She just knew she felt terrible. “I would be out sick for a day or two each month,” she said. “It was intense pain, and it made me puke constantly.” Her parents...