According to the American Migraine Foundation, only about 25-30 percent of individuals with migraines experience auras. Doctors and researchers are often puzzled as to why auras and migraines go together, yet not everyone who gets migraines experiences auras along...

For individuals who experience migraines, it’s essential to learn about the connection between migraines and the sleep-wake cycle. Your sleep-wake cycle is a combination of brain areas that control alertness and brain areas that control the 24 hour circadian rhythm....

Migraines are more than just headaches. Migraines are complex neurological conditions that come with a wide variety of symptoms like sensitivity to sound, light, and smell, vision disturbances, nausea, vomiting, and severe head pain. According to The Migraine Trust,...

Every year, millions of people across the globe suffer from migraines. Unless you or someone you care about has struggled with this pain, you might not realize how incapacitating migraines can be. Many individuals are surprised to learn that migraines are one of the...

Managing your child’s screen time has always been a challenge. Most kids these days seem to know how to operate devices from a young age, and those screens can be mesmerizing. It may seem like you’re always battling to limit screen time, and then the COVID-19 pandemic...

Since 2001, September has been Pain Awareness Month, a time where organizations and individuals can work together to raise public awareness of chronic pain and pain management. Many people across the world deal with some type of pain, which often interferes with...

Around one in seven people across the world experience a migraine at some point in their life, according to The Migraine Trust. Approximately two percent of the global population deals with chronic migraines. If you’re a part of that two percent and you deal with...

In the past, most people experiencing acute or chronic headache symptoms would make an appointment with their doctor to receive needed care. In cases where symptoms were particularly severe, patients may have even gone to urgent care. With the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Recently, the Director of the Will Erwin Headache Research Center, Dr. Mark Burish got the opportunity to share our story and give insight into what the research center and foundation is doing in the fight against debilitating headaches and migraines. Click here to...

Headaches and migraines can be debilitating when they strike, leaving sufferers looking for any available treatment. Since there is not yet a cure for most headaches, people often turn to medication for relief. Recently, three new medications were approved for the...