Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Study Says Migraine Prescription Patterns Provide Clinical Insights
Using a migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) score obtained through a patient questionnaire provides additional insight into migraine care, according to a poster presented at ISPOR 2019. The research showed that primary care physicians prescribe preventive therapy...
FDA Approves Drug to Help Cut Frequency of Cluster Headaches
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave the nod to Emgality, an injected medication that's the first to cut the frequency of cluster headaches. 6-5-19. Read more here.
Model Predicts Resource Use Higher Among Patients with Chronic Migraine
A machine learning model was able to discern which patients with migraine had higher cost, resource use, and medication use, and it also found that those patients were more likely to have a diagnosis of chronic migraine (CM) versus episodic migraine (EM), according to...
Dog Owners Get More Exercise
Dogs do more than give their owners love. The furry friends help their owners get a lot more exercise than folks who don’t have dogs, according to a new study reported on by the New York Times. Read more here.
NYU Researchers Say De-Stressor App May Help Migraine Pain
Many of the 36 million migraine sufferers in the US turn off their smartphones — any lights and sounds, for that matter — when a headache sets in, so it may come as a surprise that researchers at NYU School of Medicine are touting a de-stressor app they say may help...
Migraine Associated Vertigo
Between 30 and 50% of migraineurs will sometimes experience dizziness, a sense of spinning, or feeling like their balance is off in the midst of their headaches. This is now termed vestibular migraine, but is also called migraine associated vertigo. Sometimes...
Magnesium and Migraine
The jury is out on whether or not dietary or supplemental magnesium can help prevent or treat debilitating migraine headaches. Read more here.
CGRP QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
Dr Robbins & CGRP Part I We were privileged to have Dr. Lawrence Robbins doing a Facebook Live Chat in our group on May 21, 2019. Dr Robbins talked about the CGRP Medications one year after the first medication was FDA approved, and answered questions about how...
How Doctors Determine Migraine Treatment Plans
A lot goes into developing a personalized treatment for migraine. Stewart Tepper, MD, of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, talks about how these plans are crafted with individual patients in mind. 5-16-19. Read more here.
CGRP Discussion Dr. Robbins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ7FAopqch8&feature=youtu.be Dr Larry Robbins from the Robbins Headache Clinic answers questions in a Facebook Live Chat for the CGRP & Migraine Community Group. FAQs from migraine patients about the CGRP medications one year...
