Headache Research Library
Research Summary: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and migraine: A narrative review
Patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) commonly experience migraine as a comorbidity. By understanding the underlying mechanisms that may link POTS and migraine, primary care practitioners can find targeted treatments that significantly improve their patients’ quality of life.
Research Summary: Brain connectivity predicts chronic pain in acute mild traumatic brain injury
Chronic pain prediction is a tool primary care practitioners can use to stage early preventive interventions.
Research Summary: Telehealth perceptions and utilization for the delivery of headache care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study
Innovations in healthcare can be of great benefit to patients when implemented correctly. The rise of telehealth delivery of headache-related care is one such innovation that happened largely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Impact of Migraine in the Workplace
Studies presented at #AHS18SF reveal how migraine affects a patient’s career and financial stability
Research Summary: Rational Polypharmacy for Migraine
Treating migraine is a complex issue, as there is no cure nor is there a strictly defined way to manage the disease.
Research Summary: Headache associated with COVID-19: Epidemiology, characteristics, pathophysiology, and management
COVID-19 has had an effect on virtually every area of a person’s life, but there are some effects that are more prominent than others based on that person’s health background.
Research Summary: Effect of Caffeine and Caffeine Cessation on Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Migraine Patients
Many migraine patients consume caffeine on a regular basis. The question is, what is the relationship between caffeine intake and migraine conditions?
Research Summary: Second-line Interventions for Migraine in the Emergency Department
Research Summary: Acute and Chronic Management of Posttraumatic Headache in Children
Headache is one of the most common symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury, affecting more than 80% of children and adolescents.
Research Summary: A narrative review of the importance of pharmacokinetics and drug–drug interactions of preventive therapies in migraine management
Research Summary: Toward a better understanding of persistent headache after mild COVID-19: Three migraine-like yet distinct scenarios
Some patients do not fully recover after the acute phase of COVID-19 and experience “post-COVID syndrome.” Persistent headache after the acute phase of COVID-19 is often referred to as “post-COVID headache.”
Research Summary: Prospective cohort study of routine exercise and headache outcomes among adults with episodic migraine
The authors of this study set out to investigate the impact of frequent moderate-vigorous aerobic exercise on headache frequency, intensity and duration...
Research Summary: Characterization of chronic overlapping pain conditions in patients with chronic migraine: A CHOIR study
There is a set of widespread pain disorders that are often co-occurring within the same individual, including fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, TMD, migraine headache and low back pain, among many others.
Virtual Issue Summary: Kids (with headache disorders) are not just little adults (with headache disorders)
The editorial to this virtual issue, “Kids (with headache disorders) are not just little adults (with headache disorders),” highlights two important points