Combining therapies in children

In a way, a news story like this is stating the obvious.  Still, it’s worth remembering every once in a while that treating migraine is not usually just a matter of finding that magic pill.

Dr. Marielle A. Kabbouche and her colleagues at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center decided to track the progress of children with migraine over the course of 5 years.  94% of the children improved.  They had less than 40% the attacks that they used to have.  Dr Kabbouche credits this to an approach that combines therapies.  This means lifestyle changes and medication in most cases, and often biofeedback, which is an excellent tool for child migraine.

But of course, you knew that.  Not only for children – all of us need to try to attack those migraine attacks in various ways.  It’s easy to forget, though – migraine is a complicated thing.  We make a lifestyle change – maybe start munching on a new food, and we wonder why our migraine drugs aren’t as effective.  This study is just another reminder that we need to stay focused on migraine treatment that involves the whole person, and various approaches at the same time.

Read more about child migraine here, or read the news story I mentioned above.