Description du livre
You can change how you cope with migraines, reduce their frequency and severity, and regain control of your life—without constantly fearing the next attack.
Just picture yourself waking up each morning without the dread of a migraine ruining your day. Envision fully participating in both your personal and professional life without the crippling pain that previously held you back.
That vision can become a reality with the guidance of this empowering resource that offers drug-free techniques to take control of your migraines.
Inside, you will find:
•How to accurately identify and manage migraine triggers for lasting relief
•Effective stress management techniques to reduce migraine frequency
•Dietary adjustments and how specific foods can influence migraine attacks
•Explorations of holistic practices such as mindfulness and acupuncture
•Scientific perspectives on the mind-body connection and its impact on migraines
•Step-by-step guides and personal stories that provide hope and motivation
•Advances in supplements and vitamins proven to reduce migraine occurrence
The book has several teaching-type patient dialogues between a patient and a doctor in the clinical chapters on migraine that are instructive for patients, medical students, and neurology residents. It has an up-to-date review of current therapy of migraine, discussing acute therapy with the triptans, cgrp drugs for acute and preventive therapy, a new dhe delivery system, and non-drug treatments such as a vagal nerve stimulator, and trigeminal nerve stimulator.