• Population- Adults who suffer from chronic migraine.
• Intervention- Onabotulinum toxin A [botox].
• Comparison- Botox injections versus topiramate as prophylactic therapy for chronic migraine.
• Outcome- Efficacy of botox as a prophylactic therapy for chronic migraine patients.
Methods
A limited literature search was conducted on July 15, 2015 using PubMed, TripDatabase as well as a focused Internet search. The retrieval was limited to human populations and documents published within the past 5 years. A total of 99 journal articles were found and reviewed. The abstracts were scanned for relevance and 20 were identified as containing important information. These 20 articles elucidated 18 new articles which were included as well.
Chronic migraine is a debilitating condition with over $1 billion in medical cost and $16 billion in lost productivity per year in the United States. (25) Here we examine the efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA [botox] injections versus topiramate as prophylactic therapy for chronic migraine (CM) in adults. Chronic migraine (CM) is a specific and relatively newly defined sub-type of Chronic Daily Headache (CDH) defined as “more than fifteen headache days per month over a three month period of which more than eight are migrainous, in the absence of medication over use. Episodic migraine is the other migraine sub-type, which is defined as less than 15 headache days per month.” (14)
Due to the severity and duration, people with chronic migraine may
Nearly 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches, and 17 million of those Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Migraines have many triggers and can be extremely debilitating, therefore knowing what triggers yours and what helps can be life changing. Talking to a specialist and allowing them to run tests may show to be helpful as well. Understanding treatment opportunities and starting preventative measures shows to play a vital role in maintaining quality of life as well. Although there
Objective
Chronic migraine is a debilitating condition with over $1 billion in medical cost and $16 billion in lost productivity per year in the United States. (25) Here we examine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of onabotulinumtoxinA [botox] injections versus topiramate as prophylactic therapy for chronic migraine (CM) in adults.
Methods
A limited literature search was conducted on July 15, 2015 using PubMed, TripDatabase as well as a focused Internet search. The retrieval was limited to human
Treatment and Cause of Migraines
Jochon D. Dobbins
The Academy of Health Care Professions
Abstract
The word migraine is a Greek word which means “half of head”. It is thought that people who
suffer from Migraines usually experience pain on one side of their head. There are several
signs or symptoms that are usually associated with migraines. Here are some examples.
* Tiredness
* Sensitivity to light
* Nausea or vomiting
* Sensitivity to certain smells
* Reaction to eating
this because it is a fact. The federal government needs to legalize medical marijuana across the U.S considering it does not cause harm to our bodies and can help patients who have medical conditions. Have you ever known someone who is suffering from an illness or cancer? Wouldn’t it be nice having a natural way of helping those who are
1). Suicide is affiliated with depression greatly. 15% of all adolescents who are diagnosed with depression commit suicide (Jones 1). “Since 1995, suicide is
a spasm of muscles starting from your shoulders and going up towards the head including the scalp. Tension headaches are due to tight muscles in your shoulders, neck, scalp and jaw. If you experience this type o headache, most likely it means that either you work to much, don’t sleep enough, don’t drink enough water, use alcohol in a routine fashion, or don’t just don’t sleep enough! Other common types of headaches include the publicly popular headache called migraines and sinus headaches.
Although
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16 April 2014
Chronic Pain: Curable or Not
Abstract
Chronic Pain is an interesting problem in society today. The exact cause of Chronic Pain is not the same in every patient. In fact most patients present with different symptoms and associated pathologies, such as the strong link with depression. Treatment of Chronic Pain is often performed a single practitioner whether that be a Medical Doctor, Chiropractor, Nutritionist, or an alternative health care professional. Chronic Pain is often extremely
sleep or getting poor quality sleep on a regular basis increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and other medical conditions. In addition, during sleep, your body produces valuable hormones. These hormones help children grow and help adults and children build muscle mass, fight infections, and repair cells. Hormones released during sleep also affect how the body uses energy. Studies find that the fewer hours people sleep, the more likely they are to be overweight or obese, develop diabetes
problems are chronic pain, cancer pain, and very severe migraines. Cancer pain is when a tumor in the body is pressing against the bone, nerves, or other organs. Severe migraines are a very painful headache that can cause flashes of light, blind spots, tingling in the arms and legs, nausea, vomiting and increased sensitivity to light and sound. Medical marijuana can help with the suffering of people's lives that suffer from chronic pain everyday.
Additionally, every day people suffer from natural born
affected by migraines. Once thought to be a concentration of evil spirits in the brain, common cures consisted of everything from drilling holes in the skull, to inserting garlic cloves into the temples. Today however, scientists realize that this all too common occurrence is actually a neurological disorder, which can result in the disability of its victim for hours or even days. I myself have been a constant sufferer of migraines since the age of twelve. The following is the life of a migraine sufferer: