Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Study Examines Links Between Weather, Pollution, Migraines
A study investigating the effects of weather and air pollution on migraine found that higher relative humidity was associated with higher odds of migraines during warmer seasons. Traffic-related pollutants was linked with migraines in colder weather. Read more here.
Wide-Awake at 3 A.M.? Don’t Just Look at Your Phone.
About half of all insomnia sufferers experience this middle-of-the-night “sleep-maintenance” insomnia, either by itself or along with the “sleep-onset” sort, trouble falling asleep in the first place, said Jennifer Martin, Ph.D., a professor of medicine at the...
Maintaining Compassion on Diet-Based Migraine Matters
It is imperative for healthcare providers to speak honestly with their patients about diet and food triggers, which can be difficult to address in migraine treatment. Read more here.
Now Therapists Have to Figure Out Astrology, Tarot and Psychedelics
Patients are confronting psychotherapists with a fresh pile of really useful challenges. Read more here.
Some Migraine Sufferers Find Relief From Treatment to Close Hole in Heart
There’s a surprising treatment for some kinds of debilitating migraine headaches, and it involves closing a hole in the heart. Migraines affect about 40 million people in the United States. They have many causes and triggers, but for about 5 or 6 million sufferers,...
You are Doing Something Important When You Aren’t Doing Anything
We need to rest, read, and reconnect. Read more here.
Pediatric, Adolescent Migraine Treatment and Prevention are Updated
Two new guidelines on the treatment and prevention of migraines in children and adolescents have been released by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society. Read more here.
Psychological Interventions for Comorbid Migraine and Sleep Dysfunction
Migraine and insomnia are both common disorders, with prevalence estimates of 12% and 10% in the United States, respectively.1,2 A substantial body of research shows that the 2 conditions are linked in numerous ways and suggests a bidirectional relationship. Read more...
It’s Not Just a Chemical Imbalance
Thinking of my mental illness as preordained missed many of the causes of — and solutions to — my emotional suffering. Read more here.
Facing UP to a Lesser Known Form of Migraine Pain
It's bad enough to have an aching head, but about one in 10 people who suffer from headaches also experience facial pain, researchers have found. Read more here.