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In Children, the PFO Solution Studied

by James on 9 April 2011

Research continues on the option of PFO closure for people with migraine.  As you may remember, studies in the past so far seem to show that we need to know more about which type of patients this may help.  But this time, researched focused on children with migraine rekindles the debate. PFO, or patent foramen [...]

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A Smile on a 7 year old Migraineur…

by James on 23 March 2011

One of the winners of the book for children entitled My Secret, Jill, was kind enough to send me pictures of her 7 year old migraineur!  I won’t give any more information (to protect the innocent), but I think the smile says it all.  She was pretty excited to get a book about migraine – almost [...]

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… of course, you already could.  But Gretchen Rautman’s new book, My Secret (illustrated by Kathleen Schmiedeskamp), is a great tool to help you. I just finished reading My Secret, the story of a young girl with chronic headache.  It’s not just about headache or migraine, it’s about chronic pain in general.  It will encourage [...]

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1% Thursday: Biofeedback

by James on 10 February 2011

This week, look and see what options there are in your area for biofeedback treatment. Frankly, we probably haven’t discussed biofeedback enough here.  Increasingly popular since the 1960s, it’s one of the safest treatments available.  With good scientific evidence behind it, it’s one of the few treatments that just about anyone can use.  That’s why [...]

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It’s a challenge to diagnose headache disorders, especially in younger children.  But it’s becoming clear that it’s important, and more and more research is being done to help fight pediatric headaches. Headaches are surprisingly common in children.   The catch is that sometimes even the children don’t really know how bad they are.  The matter is [...]

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