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Dystonia is a neuromuscular disorder of the brain. It is a disorder of the brain that affects the muscles, but is not a disease of the muscles or nerves. The...

As I opened up my word processing program to write this, I looked at the clock. It’s 9:55 AM on a Saturday morning. For a minute, I felt my heart...

Depression and anxiety are extremely common among migraine patients. According to a 2010 National Headache Foundation survey, as many as 80% of migraineurs have symptoms of depression. Relaxation techniques and...

Let’s talk about something not so charming, shall we? Let’s talk about the IBS and/or diarrhea that accompanies migraine disease for a huge number of us. Let me lay it...

Migraineurs often fear MRI, CT scans and other tests their doctors frequently order for them when they receive a tentative diagnosis of Migraine, or their Migraine has become chronic or...

It’s been estimated that the second leading cause of illness in the United States is autoimmune disease. As a result, autoimmune disease may be expected to be found in a...

Rather than making big resolutions at the first of the year like most people, spring tends to be my season of change and rebirth. Once the days get longer and...

The United States Supreme Court recently held oral arguments on the legality of the 2010 Patient Accountability and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as health care reform or...

Question: Is it possible to 'relapse' during postdrome? I'm recovering from a migraine attack I had yesterday but just had another aura. Do people have multiple auras in the same...

In 30 minutes, it will have been exactly thirty-two years since I was born. Thirty-two has always seemed like an important age to me, probably because that’s how old my...

As a chronic pain doctor, I've spent a career working in a multidisciplinary practice, working side-by-side with nurses giving dietary and sleep instructions, physical therapists providing exercise strategies, and psychologists...

The weather here has been unseasonably mild since late fall. Granted, things never get all that cold here in my part of Georgia, but we almost always have a handful...

In mid-January, I was invited to speak at a panel at the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute, a conference for independent booksellers. Because I ended up funding my business through...

Anger and irritability are some of the lesser-recognized symptoms of migraine disease. These symptoms are most often experienced during the prodome phase. The prodome phase comes before the migraine attack...

Just back from the 6th world congress of the World Institute of Pain meeting in Miami. I was excited to attend a symposium dedicated to interventional approaches to headache, including...

I’m reading a book — one of my very favorite things to do. I read the first sentence of a paragraph, and by the time I’m to the end of...

Those who have never had a migraine tend to think of it as a raging headache. While sympathetic folks may understand that the pain is awful, even they don't realize...

It can be a frightening and disconcerting experience to speak to someone and realize that what is coming out of our mouths sounds a bit like a golden retriever. This...

There are serious pros and cons involved in deciding whether to disclose your migraine disease to your employer, and a great deal is at stake. While you may be lucky...

Chronic pain is common and miserable. Four of every ten patients seeing their primary care doctor for an appointment have pain as a complaint, most commonly affecting the back, head...