MigraineCast

Migraine as an Invisible Illness

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One of the biggest challenges faced by people with Migraines and chronic headaches is the level of understanding of those around them. Migraineurs often say that only other Migraineurs can understand them and what Migraines do to their lives.

One reason for that is that Migraine disease and chronic headaches are "invisible" illnesses. Yes, people can sometimes see that we're in pain, but the illness, the source of the pain, isn't something they can see or feel for themselves. We don't have a visible wound or any visible scars. We don't need crutches or a wheel chair, or other assistive devices. Let's take a look at invisible illness...

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Is Stress a Migraine Trigger?

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Welcome to MigraineCast the weekly podcast brought to you by MyMigraineConnection.com and the HealthCentral Network. This week, we're taking a look the relationship between stress and Migraine disease.

There is some controversy as to whether stress is an actual trigger. The International Headache Society has moved it from their list of triggers to their list of exacerbating factors on the premise that it doesn't by itself trigger Migraines but it does make us more susceptible to our triggers. So, what does it matter if stress is an actual trigger or an exacerbating factor that makes us more susceptible to our triggers?...

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The Phases of a Migraine Attack and Their Symptoms

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When many people think of a Migraine attack, they think only of a very painful headache. The reality is that a Migraine attack usually has several symptoms and those symptoms can be broken down into four phases. Not everyone experiences all the phases, and we might experience symptoms and phases during one Migraine attack that we don't experience during the next. The four phases are prodrome, aura, headache, and postdrome. Let's take a look at those phases and their potential symptoms.

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National Awareness Week - Seven Healthy Habits of Headache and Migraine Sufferers

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Sunday, June 3, marks the beginning of National Headache Awareness Week. Some people have asked me why there's an awareness week for headaches and Migraine disease. People who need to ask that question are generally people who never experience anything beyond a minor tension-type headache. Those with chronic headaches or issues with Migraine disease know the answer. Although the World Health Organization ranks Migraine disease as the 19th leading cause of years lived with disability on a global level, Migraine is still dramatically underdiagnosed, undertreated, and misunderstood. That ranking is from 2004. In 2000, Migraine was ranked at 20th. While we would hope that Migraine would move down on the list, it is, unfortunately, moving up. Tension-type headaches are experienced by 80% of the world's population. Extrapolation from figures for migraine prevalence and frequency of attacks suggests that 3,000 Migraine attacks occur every day for each million of the general population. Less well recognized is the toll of chronic daily headache: up to one adult in 20 has headache every or nearly every day.

Initiated by the National Headache Foundation, this year's awareness week is focusing attention on Seven Healthy Habits of Headache Sufferers...

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Can Migraine Protect Memory?

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Welcome to MigraineCast the weekly podcast brought to you by MyMigraineConnection.com and the HealthCentral Network. This week, we're taking a look at the recently released results of a research study.

Many of us have wondered what effect Migraines might be having on our brains and our memories. Certainly, during a Migraine, thinking straight can be difficult at best, and many of us don't remember much of what transpires during the time we have Migraines. This study indicates that women with Migraine with aura may experience less cognitive decline over time than nonmigraineurs.

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The Most Common Head Pain

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Welcome to MigraineCast the weekly podcast brought to you by MyMigraineConnection.com and the HealthCentral Network. This week, we're taking a look at the most common type of head pain, tension-type headaches.

Up to 78% of the world's population experiences tension-type headaches, and 60% of sufferers experience reductions in social activity and work capacity. Tension-type headaches can also trigger Migraine attacks....

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Migraine Trigger Identification and Management

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Welcome to MigraineCast the weekly podcast brought to you by MyMigraineConnection.com and the HealthCentral Network. This week, we're taking a look at identifying and managing Migraine triggers. Triggers are physical things we encounter that bring on or "trigger" Migraine attacks. Some are avoidable; some aren't. But once we identify them, we can work to avoid those we can and, hopefully, manage at least some of the others...

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A New Discovery About the Cause of Migraine

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This week's topic is "A New Discovery About the Cause of Migraine." Over the years, there have been many theories about the cause of Migraines. Thousands of years ago, around 1000 BC, it was believed that evil spirits caused Migraines that they could be cured by a practice called trepanning -- drilling holes in their skulls to release the evil spirits. Thankfully, theories progressed from there.

Now, new research from the University of Iowa, may show that the overly excitable neurons are also a symptom, not the cause of Migraine disease...

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