– Data from five clinical trials show consistent positive therapeutic effect in adults. Most of these studies used 400 mg per day. FRIDAY, May 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Riboflavin is well tolerated and has a positive therapeutic effect in prophylactic treatment of migraine headache in adults, according to a review published online May 8 […]
Musculoskeletal Science & Practice June 2017 Volume 29, Pages 66–71 Aleksander Chaibi, PhD (student) Highlights Manual-therapy RCTs do not always report adverse events (AEs) in contrast to pharmacological RCTs. This is the first prospective manual-therapy 3-armed single-blinded placebo RCT reporting all AEs for migraineurs. Local tenderness, tiredness and neck pain were the most common AEs. […]
Deborah Brauser April 18, 2017 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation device for the treatment of pain from episodic cluster headache in adults, the manufacturer announced. The thumbs-up decision for the gammaCore (electroCore LLC) marks the agency’s first release of a hand-held, neck-applied device for this indication. The portable […]
A critical review of manual therapy use for headache disorders: prevalence, profiles, motivations, communication and self-reported effectiveness Craig S. Moore BMC NeurologyBMC series – open, inclusive and trusted201717:61 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0835-0© The Author(s). 2017 Received: 2 August 2016Accepted: 13 March 2017Published: 24 March 2017 Abstract Background Despite the expansion of conventional medical treatments for headache, many sufferers […]
Pauline Anderson February 24, 2017 “True” acupuncture reduces migraine frequency, number of days with migraine, and pain intensity compared with “sham” acupuncture and being wait-listed for acupuncture, a randomized trial shows. These are some of the “several benefits” of acupuncture for patients with headache shown in this study, said author Fanrong Liang, MD, Acupuncture and […]
by Kristina Fiore, Associate Editor, MedPage Today February 20, 2017 Acupuncture may be helpful for migraine prevention, according to a randomized controlled trial from China. The trial included both real and sham acupuncture, as well as a wait-list control group. Over 16 weeks, real acupuncture treatment was associated with a greater reduction in migraine attacks […]
Yan Zhang, PhD; Jeff A. Dennis, PhD; Matthew J. Leach, PhD; Felicity L. Bishop, PhD; Holger Cramer, PhD; Vincent C. H. Chung, PhD; Craig Moore, PhD(c); Romy Lauche, PhD; Ron Cook, DO; David Sibbritt, PhD; Jon Adams, PhD Headache. 2017;57(8):1228-1242. Abstract Background Given the safety concerns regarding pharmacological agents, and the considerable impact of headache […]
Date: January 4, 2017 Source: University of Eastern Finland Summary: Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of chronic headache, according to a new study. Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of chronic headache, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published in Scientific Reports. The Kuopio Ischaemic […]
January 03, 2017 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Individuals with a low frequency of headache completed questionnaires over a median of 3 years of follow-up to evaluate the association between headache and the risk for developing temporomandibular disorder (TMD). An increased risk for developing TMD was associated with reports of migraine, mixed headache types, and headache frequency. Headache […]
by Kate Kneisel Contributing Writer, MedPage Today December 28, 2016 OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) treatment resulted in discontinuation of acute medication overuse and oral preventive therapies after 1 year in more than half of individuals with chronic migraine, researchers found. Of 115 study patients overall, 62% of the 92 characterized as overusing the medications and almost half […]
The Journal of Headache and Pain, 12/15/2016 Tsai CL, et al. – This population–based cohort study aimed to investigate whether patients with primary headache disorders (PHDs) were at a high risk of developing stroke. Researchers recommend that with gender–dependent, age–specific and time–dependent characteristics, PHDs is suggestive of an incremental risk for ischaemic stroke. Methods The […]
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 11/29/2016 Espi–Lopez GV, et al. – A randomized, single–blinded, controlled clinical trial was conducted to compare the impact of spinal manipulation combined with massage versus massage alone on range of motion of the cervical spine, headache frequency, intensity and disability in patients with tension–type headache (TTH). The results […]
Pauline Anderson October 21, 2016 Researchers may have uncovered a mechanism behind nitrate-based triggers in migraine. They found that compared with people who don’t experience migraines, those who do have significantly more nitrate, nitrite, and nitric oxide reductase genes in oral and fecal samples. For this study, the investigators examined these genes in stool and […]
OCTOBER 17, 2016 Self-administered, noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) using the gammaCore (electroCore) device is a safe, tolerable and potentially effective treatment option for the prevention of chronic migraine attacks, according to a 59-patient multicenter study (Neurology 2016;87:529-538). The mechanism of nVNS provides some of the same benefits as deep breathing, yoga or meditation. The […]
14th October 2016 by Danielle Bengsch The diet was originally developed for childhood epilepsy a century ago and is now studied to treat migraines. Before the ketogenic diet became the latest low-carb diet trend, it was used to treat childhood epilepsy. Doctors had observed that fasting reduced the amount of seizures, and eating mainly fat […]
Migraine headaches represent a serious health issue in America today, and the statistics are staggering. As many as 13% of adults experience migraine headaches, and as many as 5 million experience at least one migraine attack each month. In fact, more than 90% of people who have a migraine headache are completely unable to function normally during […]
Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2016 Sep;31(5):287-92. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000130. Serum concentration of magnesium as an independent risk factor in migraine attacks: a matched case-control study and review of the literature. Assarzadegan F1, Asgarzadeh S, Hatamabadi HR, Shahrami A, Tabatabaey A, Asgarzadeh M. Abstract There is controversy over the role of magnesium in the etiology of migraine headaches. […]
Headache. 2016 Jul;56(7):1238-40. doi: 10.1111/head.12857. Epub 2016 Jul 13. Coeytaux RR. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the current evidence that evaluates the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment or prevention of migraine, tension-type headache, and chronic headache disorders. METHODS: Findings from selected systematic reviews and meta-analyses are summarized. RESULTS: Recently published systematic reviews and meta-analyses demonstrate that […]