Mayo Clinic researchers reported findings of a small study of occipital nerve stimulation at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting in April. While the press release’s headline proclaims it to be a “safe and effective” treatment for chronic headache, the results aren’t so rosy….
Something as simple as listening to an hour of music a day can reduce the physical and psychological affects of chronic pain, according to a recently published study. In addition to potentially reducing pain by up to 21 percent and depression by 25 percent, this…
After almost a year of avoiding the topic of foods triggering headaches, I broached the subject last week. One of the reasons I haven’t talked about it for so long is that there’s a perception—among patients, some doctors and the media—that everyone can control their…
Do you ever have days so bad that drilling a hole in your forehead seems like the only possible relief? You’re not alone, nor is the idea without precedent. It’s a surgery called trepenation, wherein a hole is drilled into your head. Apparently, it’s the…
Doctors and patients sometimes see eye to eye, like with this ridiculous pain scale. It reminds me of the pain scale used in a Scrubs episode. The scale had ten different faces on it, each one representing a different level of pain. J.D. and Elliot…