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Migraines
Are Your Headaches Migraines? Just Answer 3 Questions
A recent study in the August 2003 issue of Neurology involving 400 headache sufferers asked each patient a nine question survey at their doctors’ offices. Afterwards they were sent to a headache specialty centre, where they had their headaches diagnosed without knowledge of their survey answers. Later, researchers were able to narrow it down to 3 questions to solidly determine if their headaches were migraines.
If you answer yes to at least 2 of these 3 questions, you could have a migraine.
· Has a headache limited your activities for a day or more in the last three months?
· Are you nauseated or sick to your stomach when you have a headache?
· Does light bother you when you have a headache?
The researchers estimated that these 3 questions could accurately identify 93% of people with migraines. These questions work regardless of sex, age, presence of other headaches or previous diagnosis.
What Can You Do To Relieve Your Suffering?
A study published in the February 2000 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics showed that people suffering with migraine headaches were helped with chiropractic care. In this research, 177 volunteers had on average been suffering with migraines for over 18 years and many also suffered from neck pain.
The average response of the group that received chiropractic care showed a statistically significant improvement in migraine frequency, duration and disability. The study also showed that those who received chiropractic care were able to reduce their medication use, many reducing their medication use to zero. Additionally, 59% had no neck pain after two months, and another 35% had a decrease in neck pain.
Source: Neurology
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics