by Dr Robbins | Feb 11, 2012 | Headache Drugs
While cell phone usage as a cause for headache has not been confirmed, a recent study suggests there may be a relationship between the two. Researchers at Hallym University, South Korea recently conducted a study of medical students and their cell phone habits. Close...
by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Feb 8, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Preventing a headache is definitely better than trying to cure one. There are many preventatives available but it’s important to know that these may take about 3 months at a high enough dose before you might get full relief. Additionally, headache prevention...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 7, 2012 | Headache Drugs
People with headache have anxiety and/or depression at higher rates than those without headaches; we look at these conditions as “shared comorbidities” that people inherit. When people are born, they are more prone, genetically, to these conditions. I...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 2, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Headaches originating in the neck are known as cervicogenic headaches or muscle tension headaches. These usually start as a dull, achy pain which gets worse as the muscles fatigue and tighten. Poor posture can affect the muscles in front of the neck which become taut...
by Dr Robbins | Jan 22, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Algorithms(decision trees) do not work for headache patients(some illnesses, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, are more amenable to algorithms). So, official “guidelines” as to headache treatment do not work very well. This is becuase everybody is...
