Blogging about headache is awesome. It’s cathartic, social, educational and helpful for others. Enough blogs have popped up in the last few months that we’re building a nice community. If you’ve thought about joining us, you can set up a free account on Blogger. It’s…
Right after I made a note to myself to blog about different headache types, the latest issue of Housecall, Mayo Clinic’s weekly newsletter, arrived in my inbox. The issue’s feature was, you guessed it, headaches. Mayo’s online headache center has a wealth of information on…
The media are awash with neatly packaged stories about headache medications, surgeries and treatments. These stories purportedly keep patients and the public abreast of relevant headache and health news, but often leave more questions than they answer. The website Health News Review helps the public…
Headache disorders and chronic pain take so much energy that it’s tempting to sit down with your doctor and say, “Fix me.” As good as this sounds, we know it’s impossible. Doctors aren’t mechanics, nor are human bodies as simple as cars. Some people swing…
A 1-10 ranking is the best way to express the severity of the pain, but it’s so subjective that I frequently question my own ratings. Is an 8 this week the same as it was a year ago, or even a month ago? How can…