by Sue Robbins | Jul 28, 2014 | Headache Drugs
There is a wide variety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies for the treatment of migraine. These include physical therapies, medicinal herbs and teas, relaxation techniques and pharmacologic supplements. One recent survey of patients at an...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 23, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Researchers from the Neurology Department at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, studied the effects of Laughter Yoga in chronic migraine patients, in addition to usual treatment. Traditional yoga postures and exercises have been shown to decrease...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 6, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Harlow Robinson, was referred to a “stress management” physician to help him handle the demands of chairing the history department at Northeastern University in Boston. The breathing exercises he has since learned allow him to take a few minutes during the...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 29, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Why is it that when some people are in pain, the experience is so extreme that they can’t think of anything else, while others can turn their minds somewhere else and feel better? Karen Davis, a neuroscientist at the University of Toronto’s Centre for the...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 4, 2013 | Headache Drugs
The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, located at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston trains new doctors to incorporate mind-body techniques into their practice. Dr. Herbert Benson, a founder of the institute pioneered research on the relaxation...
