Highlights from the past 3 Months (June 2012 edition)

In case you missed any, here are the posts that have been most popular with our visitors over the past three months.  Thanks for visiting and discussing!

• Should I try a Multidisciplinary Pain clinic? (Guest Post)  I often encourage people to think about putting together a "team" of medical professionals as they seek proper treatment.  This could mean simply working with a number of different doctors, complimentary health care providers, a dentist, etc – and making sure they all have the right information and are working toward the same goal…
• Watch for it – Ketamine for Migraine and More  Using ketamine for pain is not a new idea.  But I think we’re going to see it get an increasing amount of attention in the months ahead…
• Sugar and Migraines?  Is there a connection between sugar and migraines, or as we like to call them, migraine attacks?  Could sugar be a hidden cause or trigger behind many migraine attacks today?
• Which Magnesium Supplements Work?  We’ve had a lot of discussion here about magnesium for migraine.  One of the most popular versions of magnesium for migraine is magnesium citrate.  But some ask, what if magnesium citrate isn’t working?  Or is there a better magnesium citrate supplement for headache?  What about the dosage of magnesium for migraine?
• From Current Studies: What Migraine Treatments Work?  New guidelines have just come out based on the evidence we currently have for migraine treatment…
• Botox and Magnesium for Cluster Headache?  Yesterday Dr. Alexander Mauskop reported on a man who has been taking Botox and magnesium for cluster headaches for three years.  He’s found it very helpful, although the treatment is not alone…
• Precision Tinted – Especially to Fight Migraine  There has been an increasing interest in tinted glasses for migraine patients.  Although tinted glasses are nothing new, research is beginning to bring us some decent science behind using tinted glasses to fight migraine symptoms…
• What is a Migraine "worse than"?  Today I thought I’d surf around a bit and see if I could find the answer to this question – fill in the blank – migraine is worse than __________…
• Migraine after Sun Exposure?  No, you’re not the only one who gets a migraine attack after being out in the sun.  It’s actually pretty common.  But why?
• Distraction: It’s not all in your head!  Does distraction help with pain?  If so, why?  Is it because the pain just seems to be less when you don’t obsess about it?