Pain Scales
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…
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Hope and Headache Clouds
I’ve been thinking a lot about the question that I posed on Monday: How would you represent hope visually? It’s a tough one. I’ve looked at the pink blossoms of the cherry trees and the bulbs that are starting to sprout. I’ve admired our amazingly…
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Seeing Hope
Hope inspires patients, families and physicians to persevere in even the most dire of circumstances. An elusive idea, hope is a powerful tool for healing. University of Washington photography student Sarah Skinner sought to capture this concept the way she knows best. She gave a…
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The Appeal of Nontraditional Therapies
The longer someone lives with a headache disorder, the easier it becomes to recognize that there will never be a magic pill to alleviate your pain. Without that miraculous concoction from a pharmaceutical company, Western medicine provides meager solutions for headaches. Some docs do address…