Vitamin B3, also called niacin and niacinamide, is an important water-soluble vitamin that can be found in many common foods including certain types of meat and organ meat, tuna fish, seeds, mushrooms, and others. Niacin is a part of the vitamin B complex, along with other B vitamins including Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), and […]
Vitamin B2 / Riboflavin: Benefits, Sources, & Deficiency 15+1 4Tweet 1.1kLike 32Pin 0Share Affiliate Disclosure0 Comments Vitamin B2 / Riboflavin Vitamin B2, also called Riboflavin, is an important vitamin that also acts as an antioxidant within the body. Vitamin B2 is responsible for maintaining healthy blood cells, helping to boost energy levels, facilitating in a healthy metabolism, preventing free […]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jan 28;1:CD004250. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004250.pub5. Exercises for mechanical neck disorders. Gross A1, Kay TM, Paquin JP, Blanchette S, Lalonde P, Christie T, Dupont G, Graham N, Burnie SJ, Gelley G, Goldsmith CH, Forget M,Hoving JL, Brønfort G, Santaguida PL; Cervical Overview Group. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Neck pain is common, disabling and costly. Exercise is one treatment approach. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of exercises to […]
Sue Hughes January 21, 2015 The American Headache Society (AHS) has released a new “assessment” of therapies for the acute treatment of migraine — the first update since 2000. This assessment will form the basis of new guidelines that will translate these evidence-based findings into clinical practice recommendations. The paper, published online in Headache on January 20, was authored by leading […]
J Headache Pain. 2015 Jan 26;16(1):5. doi: 10.1186/1129-2377-16-5. Therapeutic effect of intranasal evaporative cooling in patients with migraine: a pilot study. Vanderpol J1, Bishop B, Matharu M, Glencorse M. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Cryotherapy is the most common non-pharmacological pain-relieving method. The aim of this pilot study was to ascertain whether intranasal evaporative cooling may be an effective intervention […]
Michael Eller, Peter J Goadsby Expert Rev Neurother. 2013;13(3):263-273. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Headaches are described as primary, where no contributing cause is found, or secondary, where a discrete lesion or other condition has triggered the phenotype. Primary headache is a common condition; migraine causes much of the morbidity in this population, at great personal […]
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 BY CHIROTRUST The strict definition of migraine headache is (8): The headache must last 4 to 72 hours. The headache must be associated with nausea and/or vomiting, or photophobia, and/or phonophobia. The headache must be characterized by 2 of the following 4 symptoms: unilateral location throbbing pulsatile quality moderate or […]
International Journal of Women’s Health, 12/28/2014 Clinical Article Parashar R, et al. – This study was done to understand the association of hormonal fluctuation in menstruation and stress with common migraine. Migraine, particularly without aura, in women is mainly associated with stress–related anxiety or depression, and are more susceptible to stress in the premenstrual period. Methods A […]
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2014 Oct;18(10):454. doi: 10.1007/s11916-014-0454-z. What turns on a migraine? A systematic review of migraine precipitating factors. Peroutka SJ. Abstract Migraine attacks rarely occur spontaneously in the absence of any possible precipitating factors. A systematic literature review of 25 publications revealed a consistent set of stimuli that have been identified as factors […]
Via Mark Hyman on Oct 4, 2014 If you’ve ever suffered a migraine, I don’t need to describe the feeling. These severe, nearly disabling headaches can last from hours to days and create nausea, vomiting, and severe throbbing pain on one or both sides of your head. In extreme cases, migraines can even carry stroke-like […]
RESEARCH · September 25, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this double-blind trial, patients were either given vitamin D3 supplementation or placebo for 16 weeks to determine whether the vitamin D3 affected musculoskeletal pain or headache. Of the 251 initial participants, 215 completed the follow-up visit. A total of 63% of patients reported headache within the last […]
Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 09/16/2014 Clinical Article Rolle G, et al. – The objective of this study is to explore the efficacy of OMTh for pain management in frequent episodic tension–type headache (TTH). This feasibility study demonstrated the efficacy of OMTh in the management of frequent episodic TTH, compared with sham therapy in […]
Ce´sar Ferna´ndez-de-las-Pen˜as Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy 2014 VOL. 22 NO. 1 p 45-51 In recent years, there has been an increasing knowledge in the pathogenesis and better management of chronic headaches. Current scientific evidence supports the role of manual therapies in the management of tension type and cervicogenic headache, but the results are […]
9/15/14 The significance of diet as a migraine trigger is controversial.[126] Nevertheless, individual patients often can identify these triggers. Common dietary triggers include the following: Alcohol – Particularly wine and beer Caffeine overuse or caffeine withdrawal Chocolate Aspartame – eg, NutraSweet and Equal Monosodium glutamate (MSG) – May be found in Asian food, canned soup, frozen […]
Pauline Anderson September 05, 2014 LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Researchers have developed a new tool that can accurately identify patients with chronic migraine (CM). The screening questionnaire — called the ID-CM — can potentially be used by physicians or by patients themselves. “The way we imagine it in clinical practice is that someone completes this […]
J Pediatr. 2014 Aug 20. pii: S0022-3476(14)00644-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.07.021. [Epub ahead of print] Joint Hypermobility: A Common Association with Complex Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. Kovacic K1, Chelimsky TC2, Sood MR1, Simpson P3, Nugent M3, Chelimsky G1. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of joint hypermobility (JH) and comorbid conditions in children and young adults referred to […]