Tag Archives: headaches and migraines

Acupuncture involves stimulating specific parts of the skin, often through the use of thin needles. The practice has existed for thousands of years in Asian countries and is part of traditional Chinese medicine, per the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. More recently, Western medicine has been trying to …

When the pounding in your head starts to interrupt your life, it's time to talk to a healthcare professional about what your options are. Treatment for chronic migraines can be split into three categories: preventative treatments, acute (also called "abortive") treatments, and complementary treatments. “Most people with chronic migraines are …

Everything is loud, bright, and your head is pulsating with pain. You might even feel as though a vice grip is clenching your skull. Migraine sufferers know what it's like to have an entire day sidelined because of an irresistible urge to hide in a cool, dark room. But one …

For most people, browsing through vacation photos is a fun trip down memory lane, remembering all of the cool places you've visited. For me, it feels more like recalling all the times I've had an incredibly inconvenient, massive headache: neck pain at the Sistine Chapel; dizziness on Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds; …

For most people, browsing through vacation photos is a fun trip down memory lane, remembering all of the cool places you've visited. For me, it feels more like recalling all the times I've had an incredibly inconvenient, massive headache: neck pain at the Sistine Chapel; dizziness on Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds; …

I've suffered from migraine headaches since I was in my early teens. Over the years, I've missed out on much-anticipated trips, concerts, and family parties as I lay in bed with my head throbbing and the lights off. Migraine makes it nearly impossible to plan in advance and turns you …

I've suffered from migraine headaches since I was in my early teens. Over the years, I've missed out on much-anticipated trips, concerts, and family parties as I lay in bed with my head throbbing and the lights off. Migraine makes it nearly impossible to plan in advance and turns you …

Welcome to Deep Dives, a Health video series where inspiring people talk about a health topic that's meaningful to them and share relatable stories around health and wellness. Watch Karamo Brown's Deep Dive above! Most of us found ourselves addicted to watching the news in 2020, crazy as it was, and celebrities are …

Welcome to Deep Dives, a Health video series where inspiring people talk about a health topic that's meaningful to them and share relatable stories around health and wellness. Watch Karamo Brown's Deep Dive above! Most of us found ourselves addicted to watching the news in 2020, crazy as it was, and celebrities are …

I was sitting in my neurologist's office, as my doctor and I reviewed the long list of things we'd already tried to treat my chronic migraine—supplements and hard-to-pronounce drugs, abortive and preventative medications, near-misses and flat-out failures. Now, she was suggesting one more treatment option—a final push to get my …