Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
How to Use 4-7-8 Breathing for Anxiety
The 4-7-8 breathing technique, also known as "relaxing breath," involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding the breath for 7 seconds, and exhaling for 8 seconds. Read more here.
This App May Help Reduce Migraine Attacks by Nearly 30%
...new research out of New York University School of Medicine suggests that regularly using a smartphone-based relaxation app, called RELAXaHEAD, can help some people better manage migraine. Read more here.
In-Office Visits Compared to Telemedicine for Migraine Management
Telemedicine delivered over 1 year to patients with severe migraine-related disability was comparable to in-office visits for improving migraine disability, number of headache days, and average headache severity at 12 months, according to study results published...
When is the Best Time to Get Your Flu Shot?
Immunity to the flu virus may wane over the course of the flu season, so you don’t want to get a flu shot too early, or too late. Read more here.
Sumatriptan Nasal Spray Now Available for Migraine Treatment
Tosymra (sumatriptan; Upsher Smith Laboratories) nasal spray is now available for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults. Read more here.
Current and Emerging Therapies for the Treatment and Prevention of Migraine
The most important unmet need from my perspective is for a patient to get a diagnosis and [to determine] if their physician is capable of taking care of a patient with migraine. If a patient is having trouble getting good care from their physician, they need to find a...
IgG Elimination Diet and Probiotics May Help Migraineurs with IBS
An immunoglobulin G (IgG) elimination diet combined with probiotics may be effective and beneficial for patients with both migraine and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a study published by Pain Research and Management. Read more here.
Brain Scans Could Help Predict Whether Antidepressants Will Work
Scientists have long been trying to find out why some people do not respond to antidepressants. Now, new research suggests that it may be possible to predict how well a person with depression will respond to medication by analyzing scans of their brains. The research...
When Music is the Best Medicine
Music therapists can meet the spiritual, psychological and aesthetic needs of the afflicted by producing sounds testifying to the fact that beauty continues to exist in the world.Read more here.
Inhaled Therapies in Migraine and Patient Satisfaction
Despite an abundance of available options, patients with migraine are often dissatisfied with current abortive therapies. Studies indicate that up to a third of patients do not respond to triptans used as first-line therapies, and many more switch therapies regularly...