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treatments

Spinal Cord Stimulation (video)

by James on 21 March 2012

It’s being used for migraine and other types of chronic pain when other treatments haven’t worked.  Here’s an interview with one patient about his experiences with the treatment.  In his case, the pain was back pain. Have you tried spinal cord stimulation for migraine?  What was your experience?

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Sinus Headache: Say NO to Antibiotics!

by James on 1 March 2012

There is increasing evidence that those who a diagnosis of sinus headache, or a self-diagnosis of sinus headache, should NOT be taking antibiotics.  Why? First of all, a number of studies have suggested that many – perhaps most – perhaps even 80%-90% – of these patients actually have migraine. So chances are you should be [...]

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Methods that are Really Fighting Neck Pain

by James on 24 February 2012

Killing migraine-triggering neck pain – what’s the best way?  A recent study looked at a related question. Last week we were talking about the pain that comes along with migraine – of which neck pain is at the top of the list..  We also were talking about how other issues – painful issues, such as [...]

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What follows is an interview on Lifetime Television "The Balancing Act" with Curt Hendrix, founder of the company that makes MigreLief, a well known natural supplement for migraineurs.  MigreLief started out as a single product (MigreLief Original), but there is now also MigreLief+M (Menstrual Formula) and Children’s MigreLief.  Many people have found relief with these [...]

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Questions about Botox in the UK

by James on 16 February 2012

In July 2010, Botox was approved as a preventive treatment for chronic migraine in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.  But is there enough evidence for Botox?  Should it be offered (funded) by the NHS (National Health Service) across England and Wales? Medicine watchdog NICE (The National Institute for Health and [...]

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