Finding Serenity

A new strategy for remaining calm, cool and collected when someone makes us angry has recently been published online in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.  Researchers from The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan believe that a strategy...

“Lean Into It”

Linda Ruehlman, PhD is a social/health psychologist and co-founder of Goalistics and director of the Chronic Pain Management Program, an interactive site. While working out in a recent spin class, her instructor suggested that the class “lean into it” when...

Hats and Hairstyles – Cause For Headaches?

With spring just about here, many people are pulling baseball caps and visors out of the closet and wearing them outside in an effort to shield their faces from the sun. While protecting the skin from the sun’s rays is important, keep in mind that hats or visors...

Headache and Caffeine

Whether in coffee, caffeine pills, or combination analgesics, it’s important to limit your total caffeine intake. The maximum amount of daily caffeine varies from person to person, depending on sleep patterns, the presence of anxiety, and sensitivity to possible...

How Patients View Their Headaches

Patients with chronic daily headache may view their situation in black and white terms; on a return visit to the doctor, they will state, “Well, I still have a daily headache.” They need to accept that going from moderate or severe headaches (7 on a scale...

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