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The Migraine Treatment Toolbox: Medical Devices
FIVE reasons to add an FDA-cleared medical device for migraine to your treatment toolbox! In a recent post, we walked through several questions to consider when building your migraine treatment toolbox. Today, we’ll take a deeper look at non-invasive medical devices for migraine. These can help block migraine pain or cluster attacks, and some even are FDA-cleared for preventive treatment to help stop attacks from starting. Currently, there are five FDA-cleared, devices for migraine available—CEFALY®, gammaCore Sapphire™, Nerivio®, Relivion®MG, and sTMS mini™.
Read MoreDo I Have Migraine or Cluster Headaches?
Migraine disease and trigeminal autonomic cephalgia (TAC – which includes cluster headache) are two different primary headache disorders. While it is possible to have both, one does not morph into the other, the severity of migraine does not change the diagnosis, and there is no such thing as “cluster migraine”! Accurate diagnosis is crucial but can be tricky, so it’s important to work with a certified headache specialist who can help you navigate this process and figure out what treatments might have a higher success rate for you. Knowing some of these key differences between migraine and cluster will help with that process:
Read MoreThe Migraine Toolbox
People with migraine often experience the most success managing their disease with a toolbox approach. This involves combining multiple different treatment options to create a well-rounded plan that can help you better manage life with migraine.
Read MoreLooking for a Headache Specialist? Neura Health Enters the Scene
Necessity is the mother of invention! That well-known proverb has proven to be true time and time again throughout history. Not surprisingly, this has also been seen as a result of the COVID pandemic. One of the innovations, or changes, that people with migraine have widely welcomed is that of telemedicine. Various online options are…
Read MoreChronic Migraine: Please Believe
Chronic Migraine: It’s real- please believe!
Behind that smile is an ocean of tears
Tears you will likely never see
Known only to those closest to me
Who watch the struggle to rise above
The courage it takes to face another day of unknowns and fear.
Migraine Behind the Mask: How to Participate!
The month of June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. As a part of our Empowering Patient Voices initiative we will be doing a series of posts highlighting the devastation of migraine, cluster, and other headache disorders. We are inviting you to participate by sending in photographs to be featured!
Read MoreWhat is a Migraine Attack Really Like?
Have you ever wondered what a migraine attack is really like? For anyone who has ever experienced a bad migraine attack you will be well aware that it is so much more than just a headache – it is often a whole body breakdown that can leave you only partially functioning or even unable to…
Read MoreIntroducing Empowering Patient Voices
Empowering Patient Voices Launch Hope for Migraine and Migraine Meanderings are excited to announce the launch of our Empowering Patient Voices initiative. In 2021, this initiative will be introducing three approaches to Empowering Patient Voices: Out from the Shadows: Real Voice of Migraine Out from the Shadows: Migraine Behind the Mask Out from the Shadows:…
Read MoreHow Do You Live Your Dash?
My favorite place to take my puppy for a walk is the cemetery. It is just a calming place to me. I love to read the headstones and think about the life each person lived; how they “lived their dash.” While we can learn from our past we should never dwell on it. And we gain nothing but stress if we worry about our future. But we can think about how we live our dash; our present life.
Read MoreCOVID COVID Go Away – A Test in Self Advocacy!
As it turned out, self-advocacy really was the key. Learning to advocate for myself made all the difference as I faced the unknown. Self-advocacy is such an important part of chronic illness, but one that sadly we often set aside. Remember, your healthcare is about YOU, and your relationship with your doctor is a PARTNERSHIP. You have a right to speak up. You have a right to be heard and taken seriously. You have a right to be involved at every level!
Read MoreMigraine Is Invisible – But We Are Not
Migraine is invisible but we are not and this is our voice. The voice of 40 million in the USA and 1 billion worldwide.
Read More5 Reasons to Join An Online Headache Community
Online groups have evolved over the years, but one thing has not changed – their ability to bring people who have something in common together, even though they are miles apart. They have served people for some time now, and have their own niche, a niche that is essential for connection and creating community.
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