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Author : Katherine Wright
Publisher : Waverley Books Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1842056506
Itis title explores the symptoms, causes and treatments of tension, cluster or migraine headaches.
Author : Morris Levin MD,Thomas N Ward MD
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190209179
Twelve percent of the world's population is affected by migraines, tallying up to more than 35 million people in the US alone. The World Health Organization lists it among the top ten most disabling conditions. But even with those numbers, why are we still plagued with this disorder and what can we do, in our daily lives, to manage this devastating and demoralizing brain illness? Understanding Your Migraines: A Guide for Patients and Families addresses, in clear prose: · The impact migraines can have on your life, and your family's; · How to communicate and work with your medical team to make sure nothing is overlooked in your quest to conquer your migraines; · Non-medicinal and new experimental ways to reduce migraine symptoms; · The special and important cases of dealing with migraine during pregnancy, in children, and in adolescents; · How you can find online and community resources for learning more. Understanding Your Migraine: A Guide for Patients and Families brings together the expertise of two eminent headache neurologists, Dr. Morris Levin and Dr. Thomas Ward, who have each been caring for headache patients for more than 35 years. Peppered with patient cases to show how to successfully deal with a variety of headache issues, the authors address common concerns in an easy-to-read and comprehensive manner, making this a must-have on every bedside table.
Author : Seymour Diamond,Mary A. Franklin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781451611649
The up-to-the-minute guide to understanding and treating migraines for all migraine sufferers and their families Across America, twenty-eight million people suffer from migraines, costing the nation millions of dollars in lost work and school days, medication, and countless visits to doctors and hospitals. At the world-renowned Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago, Dr. Seymour Diamond has spent more than thirty years helping thousands of headache sufferers conquer their debilitating pain. At last, the resources of that institution are available in a book. Dr. Diamond's Conquering Your Migraine is a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of all types of migraine, including pediatric headache, hormonal migraine, and coexisting migraine and tension-type headache. This book includes: The most up-to-date research on the cause of migraine, including if and how it will affect treatment How to identify the danger signs of migraine Identifying and treating migraine when it is linked to depression Why more than 70 percent of migraine sufferers are women and what their particular circumstances mean for treatment How the miracle drugs of the twenty-first century can stop your migraine attack The latest in non-drug and self-help treatments, including relaxation therapy, biofeedback, and preventative therapies If you or someone close to you suffers from migraine, Dr. Diamond's Your Migraine is the lifeline you need to help free you from pain.
Author : Carolyn Bernstein,Elaine McArdle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781416547693
Draws on the latest scientific findings to identify the unique characteristics, chemical makeups, and structural differences of migraine-prone brains, offering insight into the role of the central nervous system while outlining a comprehensive program to reduce the frequency and intensity of headaches. Reprint.
Author : Joseph Kandel,David B. Sudderth
Publisher : Prima Lifestyles
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0761521437
Finally--Relief! If you or someone you love suffers from the excruciating pain of migraine headaches, read this book. Inside, you'll discover the most up-to-date, medically sound solutions for the prevention and treatment of these debilitating headaches. Written by two leading neurologists, "Migraine--What Works! takes the mystery out of migraine headaches and shows you how to: -Find relief from the pain of migraines -Alleviate and prevent migraine attacks with exercise -Determine which medicines work--from the latest pharmaceuticals to the best homeopathic and natural remedies -Choose dietary and lifestyles changes that really make a difference -Find and work with a physician who understands migraines -And much more! This caring, authoritative, and easy-to-understand book will help you master your migraines. Contains new information about women and migraines and the proven effects of biofeedback.
Author : Seymour Diamond
Publisher : Atria Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0684873109
The up-to-the-minute guide to understanding and treating migraines for all migraine sufferers and their families Across America, twenty-eight million people suffer from migraines, costing the nation millions of dollars in lost work and school days, medication, and countless visits to doctors and hospitals. At the world-renowned Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago, Dr. Seymour Diamond has spent more than thirty years helping thousands of headache sufferers conquer their debilitating pain. At last, the resources of that institution are available in a book. Dr. Diamond's Conquering Your Migraine is a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of all types of migraine, including pediatric headache, hormonal migraine, and coexisting migraine and tension-type headache. This book includes: The most up-to-date research on the cause of migraine, including if and how it will affect treatment How to identify the danger signs of migraine Identifying and treating migraine when it is linked to depression Why more than 70 percent of migraine sufferers are women and what their particular circumstances mean for treatment How the miracle drugs of the twenty-first century can stop your migraine attack The latest in non-drug and self-help treatments, including relaxation therapy, biofeedback, and preventative therapies If you or someone close to you suffers from migraine, Dr. Diamond's Your Migraine is the lifeline you need to help free you from pain.
Author : Elizabeth Loder,Vincent T. Martin
Publisher : ACP Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781930513389
The emphasis of this book falls naturally on the ?Big Three? headache disorders: migraine, tension-type, and cluster headaches. Other topics include medication overuse and misuse, complementary and alternative treatments, headache in special populations such as children and adolescents, and the ?difficult? headache patient. ? Special features include the headache calendars and diaries, headache impact test, and the MIDAS questionnaire. ? Recognize the common headache patterns as you learn to perform an efficient screening physical examination in three minutes. ? Identify and separate primary from secondary headache by utilizing the SNOOP mnemonic useful in recalling key features predictive of dangerous headaches.
Author : Dr. Elizabeth Leroux
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781459732919
A complete guide on how to treat and prevent migraines. Though often viewed as a “women’s ailment,” migraines affect nearly 15 percent of the world’s population. In addition to the effect migraines have on the sufferers’ quality of life, they also carry an economic cost, felt especially in the form of lost work time. But by recognizing the problem and taking necessary action, migraine sufferers today can take back control of their lives. This comprehensive, easy-to-read guide to migraine management answers all the most pressing questions of sufferers and those concerned for their health. Clinical neurologist Dr. Elizabeth Leroux explains what can predispose a person to experiencing migraines, what can trigger them, their phases, and the three recommended lines of treatment: lifestyle changes, crisis management, and preventative therapy. Emphasizing the need for good doctor-patient communication in a field where misunderstanding and frustration is too-often the norm, this book is as much a tool for health care professionals as it is for migraine sufferers and their families.
Author : Jenny Lewis,The Migraine Action Association
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781446489826
At least one in ten people suffer from migraine. It is not simply a problem affecting women but also young children and a good third of sufferers are men. The Migraine Handbook looks at the mystery and soci al stigma of migraine from all perspectives, details its symptoms and addresses the questions of whether it is hereditary, how it relates to hormone levels, age and factors such as noise, light, certain types of dairy foods, caffine-rich foods and food additives, overwork and excessive exercise, all of which are common triggers. The book is full of grapevine advice from scores of sufferers and details of what to avoid and how to cope with attacks. It also provides an in-depth look at treatments such as acupuncture, yoga and homeopathy. Now fully updated to include the latest drugs available to migraine sufferers, this new edition of The Migraine Handbook points the way forward for doctors and suferers alike and helps them to come to terms with, and conquer, migraine.
Author : Paula Ford-Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781440524219
If you are one of the 28 million Americans suffering from migraines, you know how hard it is to find relief. The Everything Health Guide to Migraines is your perfect resource for information about symptoms, coping methods, and both medicinal and natural treatment options for your migraines. This handbook provides clear, concise information to help you understand the problem and find a solution. In this helpful guide, you'll find the knowledge you need to: Identify the different types of migraines Determine migraine myths and misconceptions Get a proper diagnosis-the first step toward relief Avoid migraine triggers Choose traditional or alternative treatment options This book will assist you in accurately diagnosing your condition and managing your physical and emotional health. It is your compass on the road to recovery and the future of your migraine care. With The Everything Health Guide to Migraines, you can say goodbye to migraine pain! Paula Ford-Martin is a health writer with more than twelve years of experience who has suffered from migraines since childhood. She is the author of several Everything health guides. Paula has written extensively for traditional and alternative medicine publications. She lives in Connecticut. Daniel Lachance, M.D., is a neurologist with more than twenty years of experience. A graduate of the Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Lachance is appointed in the Division of Regional Neurology at the Mayo Clinic. He runs his own practice in his hometown of Rochester, Minnesota.
Author : Edmund Michael R. Critchley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Headache
ISBN : 0851407447
Author : Susan Hutchinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780199744800
Headaches in women is truly a major health issue. Every year, over 22 million women in the United States suffer from migraine headaches. A concise and practical handbook that gives female headache sufferers all the tools they need to work with their healthcare providers to properly diagnose types of headache and develop the best possible treatment plans.
Author : Alvin Silverstein,Virginia Silverstein,Laura Silverstein Nunn
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766042773
This book explores why headaches hurt us so much. Authors Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn examine a variety of different types of headaches and give advice on both preventing and treating headaches.
Author : Sara Lowery
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-25
Category : Headache
ISBN : 1493571265
Few things are as debilitating and mystifying as a migraine headache. Some of the most influential people in history have succumbed to them, yet they seem inexplicable, even demonic in the intensity and directness of the pain. Debilitating, blinding - even nauseating - the suffering of a full-blown migraine headache is enough to drive some to despair. And while some migraine remedies work, some others will leave you in just as much pain as before. As migraines are not going away, this is your guide to learning to live with them, minimize their impact and frequency and take care to avoid them where at all possible. Migraines have been with people as long as people have been on Earth. Mysterious, intense and insufferable, this particular enemy needs to be subdued. This invaluable guide is the complete manual for treatment, avoidance and coping with migraine headaches. Scientifically informed, comprehensive and thorough, this volume invites readers to learn more about all of the following: - The long human history of migraines and some of the famous people affected by them - The most complete guide possible to treatments, remedies, medicines and scientific understandings of migraine headaches - Important special information for women migraine sufferers including information on pregnancy and menstruation - Rare and unusual forms of migraines, tumors and other afflictions of the head and brain - Plus a complete guide to other resources especially for migraine sufferers From massage to Motrin - treatments for migraine headaches abound. This guide to your own headaches and the physiological and environmental causes of all the suffering is among the most complete on the market. Included is a complete explanation of the ten most effective and proven cures. Why they work and how they work is part of your own treatment so that any combination of migraine treatments can work better and sooner. The present volume also examines many of the alternative and traditional treatments and the science behind their ability to effectively lessen the impact of migraine headaches on our lives. Preventative treatments, what to absolutely avoid and how to live so that migraines are minimized in frequency and intensity are all part of the plan and included here. This book is designed to give you the upper hand no matter what migraine or similar headache you're confronting. Even rare and little known headache symptoms are discussed in detail. - Basilar Migraines - Ocular Migraines - Hemiplegic Migraines - Ophthalmoplegic Migraines - Status Migrainosus - Abdominal Migraines - Migraines specific to Women If you suffer from headaches, or care for someone who does, this is the migraine treatment and recovery manual for you. Sinus headaches, migraine triggers and prescription remedies are all covered in detail, and discussed so that, with your healthcare professional, you can decide on a treatment and remedy plan that really works for you. This is not a substitute for medical treatment but it is a good start toward recovering from, preventing and living with migraine headaches. Don't leave migraine treatments and healing to chance. If you or someone you care for is suffering now, you undoubtedly know it. Migraines can be among the most intrusive and unavoidable of afflictions. The science of migraine headaches, their treatment and an understanding of the phases, consequences and preventative remedies have all advanced light years in the past few years. A few pills may work for the moment, but if you're suffering increasing or more frequent headaches then this book is designed to offer you ongoing relief from the misery and the mystery of migraine headaches. Get your copy today of The Smart & Easy Guide To Migraine & Headache Relief: Diagnosis, Treatments, Lifestyle Management, Resources & Cultural Reference Help For Migraine Headaches & Chronic Headache Pain in Men, Women, Kids, Students & Employees!
Author : Mark E. Mehle
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319503769
This volume will serve as a comprehensive and useful guide for ENT physicians in the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of patients who suffer from sinus headaches and migraines. The text reviews key issues such as identification and management of migraine, and appropriate surgical and nonsurgical treatment that is often not part of ENT resident training. With 20% of women and 6% of men having migraines (only 50% recognized) this text will serve to expand management options to physicians already operating on sinuses or seeing cosmetic patients with head and neck concerns. Other forms of intervention in migraineurs, such as surgery, Botulinum Toxin injections and adjunctive and integrative therapy, are covered. Sinus Headache, Migraine, and the Otolaryngologist will be an invaluable resource for ENT and allergy specialists, and any physician or medical professional with an interest in sinus headache or migraine.