Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Refractory Chronic Migraine… By Dr. Lawrence Robbins
Building off of his refractory chronic migraine scale for adults, the author proposes a rating scale for adolescents. Dr. Lawrence Robbins, MD, Practical Pain Management, June 2019. Read more here.
Erenumab Effective in Those With Prior Failed Migraine Treatments
For people with episodic migraine whose previous prophylactic treatments have failed, erenumab may represent an efficacious and tolerable treatment, according to a study recently published in the journal Cephalalgia. Placebo response rate was found to be lower among...
Modeling Migraine Conversations
If you live with migraine, you know that discussing the disease can be difficult. That’s why the American Migraine Foundation and Dawn Buse, PhD, psychologist and clinical professor of neurology, put together some helpful tips to navigate those tough conversations to...
Cluster Headache and Magic Mushrooms?
Neurologists say it’s some of the worst pain known to medical science — right up there with kidney stones, childbirth and amputation without anesthesia. It’s so bad that as many as 25% of sufferers report suicidal intentions during the course of their ailment. 6-7-19....
Supplements for Brain Health Show no Benefit…
A recent study found that a quarter of adults over 50 take a supplement for brain-related health. But that same study, done by experts convened by the AARP, suggests that seniors should spend their money elsewhere. The supplements don’t work. The Conversation,...
How a Nurse With a Hole in Her Skull Changed the Medical History of Migraine
In 1936, Alfred Goltman, a physician from Tennessee, reported on one of his cases in the prominent medical journal Allergy. The patient was a 26-year-old woman with a history of headaches, nausea, and vomiting since childhood. Goltman believed the observations he had...
Yoga and Ayurveda May Reduce Migraine Pain
Traditional Ayurveda along with Yoga therapy reduces symptoms, intensity of pain and improves Quality of life in Migraine patients. August 2018. Read more here
Is There a Link Between Migraine and Neck Pain?
Millions of Australians are affected by neck pain at some stage of their life and now researchers are aiming to find a link between the condition and debilitating headaches. 6-19-19. Read more here.
You Might Get a Headache After Eating Because…
Have you ever had a delicious dinner, only to feel like you were hit over the head with a bat 20 minutes later for seemingly no reason? It totally sucks, but headaches after eating are a real thing—and there are many different culinary culprits. Here are six reasons...
A New Book Puts My Pain in Perspective
In “Migraine,” Katherine Foxhall delivers a thorough and illuminating history of migraine that traces our endeavors to understand, treat and eliminate this painful condition we still know little about. Is migraine a disease? What causes migraine? What are its...
