by Sue Robbins | Oct 12, 2020 | Migraine
Protective parenting behavior is associated with significantly greater frequency of adolescent headaches, according to study results published in Headache. Previous studies have shown that adolescent pain severity and pain-related disability are greater when parents...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 7, 2020 | Migraine
Migraine research and opioids “We’ve been very concerned about the use of opioids broadly as a society,” Lipton says. “To a surprising degree, opioids are used for migraine.” Recent studies have shown that of people with migraine who take acute prescription...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 5, 2020 | Migraine
A migraine headache is caused by changes in your nervous system. Migraines may progress through four stages: prodrome, aura, attack and postdrome. Not everyone experiences all the stages. Forty to 60% of people with migraines experience a prodrome phase...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 1, 2020 | Migraine
Early puberty in girls may be ‘big bang theory’ for migraine Adolescent girls who reach puberty at an earlier age may also have a greater chance of developing migraine headaches, according to new research from investigators at the University of...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 29, 2020 | Migraine
Conducting a Telemedicine Neurologic Examination with Jennifer Robblee, MD Jennifer Robblee, MD, shares best practices for a virtual headache visit In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, headache practices have transitioned where possible to telemedicine. In this way,...
