The Migraine Relief Center Blog

Occipital Neuralgia is defined as nerve pain in the back of the head.  Occipital neuralgia is a cause of migraine headaches due to the greater occipital nerve being compressed. 

Migraines have plagued people for centuries, and they were first documented around 3,000 B.C. Famous people have suffered from migraines across the ages, including Julius Caesar, Ulysses S. Grant and Thomas Jefferson, and they all received different treatments according to the methods that were popular at the time. Doctors initially did not have an understanding of severe headaches and their causes, which led to some interesting techniques and treatments to prevent migraines and alleviate the...

If you suffer from migraines, then you know how difficult it can be to continue your regular activities when you are having an attack. Everyone’s migraines are different, and you will have to experiment with different remedies and strategies to help you discover the best ways to get rid of a severe headache. Here are a few things that you can try to minimize your migraine pain and suffering the next time you get a migraine headache. 

Migraines tend to come on at the most inopportune moments. For patients who travel for business or relaxation, worrying about potential migraines can easily disrupt their travel plans. The fact is that modern travel is filled with certain stressors and factors that can actually trigger migraines. 

What do Serena Williams, Carly Simon and Whoopi Goldberg all have in common? They are famous migraine stricken women who have learned to manage their migraines. One thing they may or may not have in common is the way their migraine attacks become manifest. For some people, migraine attacks will arrive in four phases; however, these stages are not guaranteed for everyone. 

This week, Dr. Mark Khorsandi was featured as one of the medical expert interviews on www.MedicalNewsMediaSource.com. His interview touched on the new cutting edge treatment options available at the Migraine Relief Center, including the  M.I.S.O.N.™ and M.I.G.O.N.E.™ procedures.

Did you know that sensitivity to bright lights, particularly from artificial sources, can induce migraines headaches and even intensify the pain? This is actually one of the most common characteristics of the cephalalgia condition we know as migraines, and it is one of the most challenging to manage in these modern times. 

Preparing for a migraine headache is like preparing for that moment when we finally shuffle off this mortal coil. How can one consciously prepare for inevitable events that can strike at any time of day or night? As the famous Dutch humanist Erasmus once said: Prevention is better than the cure. 

Women are twice as likely to suffer from migraines, and medical researchers are focusing their efforts on understanding how this chronic neurological disease can be treated. A recent study performed by researchers from a Boston medical center suggests a strong link between depression and migraines in women. 

We all know that certain foods are bound to give us stomach aches, but what about migraine headaches? Can certain foods cause long, terrible headaches? Yes, decades of research into the different chronic neurological disorders involving migraine headaches have taught us about the different triggers that can bring them on, and various foodstuffs are suspect in this regard.