by Sue Robbins | Jun 12, 2020 | Migraine
One day not long before I turned 12, I got my first migraine. I was triumphantly competing for my primary school in a regional cross-country race when zig-zags of neon light began to buzz in my peripheral vision. Then suddenly they were gone — replaced by swathes of...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 10, 2020 | Migraine
Evolution and migraine are discussed in the outstanding article “Did Going North Give Us Migraine”.1 The accompanying editorial, “Toward a Philosophy of Migraine” is remarkably thought provoking.2 Analyzing evolutionary processes with regards to disease is more than...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 4, 2020 | Migraine
Research suggests that patients with migraine have an increased sensitivity or intolerance to light, particularly flicker from sources like LED lighting and computer backlights “Often, this photophobia can be reduced with tinted glasses, but the color that suits one...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 3, 2020 | Migraine
There’s no mistaking a migraine headache — the excruciating head pain, nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. The incapacitating attacks can last for hours or days and are sometimes frequent enough to cause moderate or severe disability. “Fortunately, the list of...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 1, 2020 | Migraine
Between 1997 and 2012, the inpatient burden of migraine cost rapidly increased in the United States, according to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open. Migraine affects nearly 1 in 7 Americans every year and tends to affect women more...
