Category: Headache
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Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for Migraine
This article published in the journal Pain Research and Management, concluded that, based on high quality of evidence, acupuncture may be an effective and safe therapy for migraine. ~ Dr. Broussard Pain Res Manag. 2020 Mar 23;2020:3825617. doi: 10.1155/2020/3825617. eCollection 2020. Li YX Abstract BACKGROUND: Migraine is a common neurological disease, which burdens individuals and…
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Migraine Headache Responds to TENS Unit
In a study published in the journal American Journal of Emergency Medicine, the authors found that using the Headaterm TENS device was a fast-acting and effective therapy for treating acute migraine headaches in the emergency department. ~ Dr. Broussard Treatment of migraine attacks by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in emergency department: A randomize controlled trial.…
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Acupuncture As A Tool For Migraine Headache Prevention
This review shows that there is growing evidence that acupuncture is at least as effective as standard drug therapy without as many side effects. ~ Dr. Broussard Systematic Review: Acupuncture vs Standard Pharmacological Therapy for Migraine Prevention Headache. 2019 Dec 24. doi: 10.1111/head.13723. [Epub ahead of print] Zhang N Abstract BACKGROUND: Standard pharmacological treatment of…
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Yoga for Treating Headaches
If you suffer from tension type headaches, you may want to consider trying yoga, since there seems to be some evidence of short-term efficacy of yoga improving headache frequency, duration and intensity. ~ Dr. Broussard Yoga for Treating Headaches: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Oct 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05413-9. [Epub ahead…
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Pain Management Best Practices Report – 2019
In this official final report on pain management best practices by the Department of Health and Human Services US Government, they included complementary and integrative health. Specifically, they recommend acupuncture, massage and manipulative procedures, mindfulness-based stress reduction, Yoga, Tai Chi, and spirituality. ~ Dr. Broussard May 9, 2019 PAIN MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE…
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Acupuncture For Migraine Prevention
In this article, the authors conclude that acupuncture is at least as good a proven treatments for the reduction and prevention of headaches. They said that this raises significant questions in the debate concerning claims that acupuncture is a placebo-based treatment. ~ Dr. Broussard Systematic Review of Episodic Migraine Prophylaxis: Efficacy of Conventional Treatments Used…
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Traumatic Brain Injury Headaches Respond to Acupuncture Treatments
Headache after traumatic brain injury can sometimes be hard to manage. This study finds that using regular acupuncture and ear acupuncture helped service members with this type of headache. ~ Dr. Broussard A Randomized Exploratory Study to Evaluate Two Acupuncture Methods for the Treatment of Headaches Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Acupuncture Vol. 28,…
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Non-Drug Treatments for Headaches – News from Europe
Several types of headaches have their origin in the neck (cervical spine). This paper suggests some non-drug therapies that help these types of headaches. I noticed that they recommend several modalities that I offer in my practice to include endurance cervicocranial and cervicoscapular exercises, spinal manipulation with or without mobilization and postural correction. ~ Dr.…
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Magnesium May Help Reduce Frequency of Migraine Headaches
Magnesium may reduce the need for hospitalization during pregnancy, reduce frequency of migraine headaches, and may lower incidence of type 2 diabetes. Here’s a link to the Cleveland Clinic’s website where they list some magnesium rich foods~ Dr. Broussard Magnesium and health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational and intervention…
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Neck pain: is it part of a migraine attack or a trigger before a migraine attack?
In this study, the authors found that 89.1% of the patients reported that their headache and neck pain started and ended at the same time, and only 10.9% of them had neck pain starting at different times. As a result of this study, the authors concluded that neck pain begins simultaneously with migraine attacks may be part of…