Weather and Migraine By: Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS; Medically edited by Dr. Deena Kuruvilla, MD During the autumn season, so many people have had severe increases in migraine related to changes in barometric pressure and allergies. Weather changes can alter the balance of chemicals in the brain, which can lead to a migraine. In addition, [...]
What to Expect at Your First Appointment By: Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS; Medically edited by Dr. Deena Kuruvilla, MD Your first visit to a headache specialist is essential, as yourneurologist will help narrow down the nature of your headache, and possible treatments andapproaches. It is important to compile some general information prior to yourfirst [...]
The Mediterranean Diet and Migraine By: Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS; Medically edited by Dr. Deena Kuruvilla, MD The Mediterranean diet consists of traditional eating habits in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, including Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, and Greece [1]. The Mediterranean diet has a lot of different forms, as the eating styles vary among [...]
Long COVID and Headache By: Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS; Medically edited by Dr. Deena E. Kuruvilla, MD According to the CDC, post-COVID conditions, also known as Long COVID, are a “wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems that people experience after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19” [1]. A person’s experience [...]
Body-Based Practices for Migraine By: Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS; Medically edited by Dr. Deena Kuruvilla, MD Introduction: This week’s blog post will conclude our series on complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) with the discussion of manipulative and body-based practices. There is a category of CIM that involves the movement or manipulation of an area of [...]
Herbal Medicine for Migraine By: Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS; Medically edited by Dr. Deena Kuruvilla, MD Introduction: This week we will be discussing the use of herbal medicine for migraine! Herbal medicine is another category of complementary and integrative medicine (CIM). The goal of CIM is to reduce the frequency, severity, and duration of migraine [...]
Mind-Body Medicine for Migraine By: Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS; Medically edited by Dr. Deena Kuruvilla, MD Introduction: Today we will be discussing mind-body medicine for migraine, which is a type of complementary and integrative medicine (CIM). There are many mind-body techniques that are used for the treatment of migraine. The most researched include biofeedback, cognitive [...]
What is a migraine trigger? In my mind there are triggers that can be eliminated and triggers that cannot be eliminated. I am often asked if the elimination of certain foods, or treating specific triggers such as allergies can cure migraine. The short answer is no. Unfortunately, there is no cure for migraine. Migraine is [...]
Episodic vs. Chronic Migraine Migraine can be classified by the frequency of monthly migraine days as episodic or chronic. With episodic migraine, people have less than 15 headache days monthly while with chronic migraine, people have greater than or equal to 15 headache days monthly of which 8 days meet the formal criteria for migraine. [...]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, people globally are tasked with working from home for variable hours each day while staring into their computer screens, tablets or phones. Patients cite anywhere from 8-14 hours of screen time a day for work and leisurely activities such as binging their favorite Netflix show. Prolonged screen time [...]
