Understanding Migraines

Migraines disease and chronic headaches can wreak havoc on your ability to function and enjoy your life each day. Here, you'll find information from the basics of what causes Migraines and what you can do to manage the disease to reports on the latest research.

Understanding Migraines and headaches is essential.

Anatomy of a Migraine
Lead Expert Teri Robert describes how you can identify the four phases of a Migraine, and the symptoms marking Migraine prodome, aura, headache, and postdome.

Migraine Basics We Need to Know

Types of Migraines & Headaches
There are many different kinds of Migraines and other head pain disorders. Learn the basics of each type, and how they are commonly treated.
Migraine Aura Can Have Many Variations
Migraine aura can have various visual symptoms, but it can have other symptoms affecting other senses as well.
Migraines and Food Choices
Eating right for overall health and identifying and avoiding Migraine food triggers are both essential. We have information and tools for you.
Stopping Medication Overuse Can Halt Transformed Migraine
When medication medication overuse headache is resolved, there is significant improvement in headache frequency, and transformed Migraine reverts back to episodic Migraine without chronic daily headache.

Conditions Confused with Migraine

Temporal Arteritis: Not to be Confused with Migraine
Although a headache similar to that of a Migraine can be a symptom, temporal arteritis is not a Migraine or any other headache disorder.

Enlightening Videos

Migraines, Headaches, and Sleep
Dr. John Claude Krusz discusses the importance of proper sleep and the impact of sleep issues on headaches and Migraines.
A Specialist Speaks: The Evolving Role of Migraine Prevention
Dr. Elizabeth Loder addresses the evolving role of preventive treatment in Migraine disease management.
Migraines and Hormones
Dr. John Claude Krusz discusses hormones and Migraines.
What Can a Migraine Specialist Do for You?
Dr. John Claude Krusz discusses what a Migraine specialist can do to help us manage our Migraines and headaches.

Migraine and Headache Research

New Discovery: Migraines and the KCNK18 Gene
Researchers have identified a mutation of the KCNK18 gene, also called TRESK, which could lead to better understanding of Migraine and new treatments.
New Discovery on Migraine and Genetics
Researchers have identified the first-ever genetic risk factor associated with common types of Migraine including Migraine with aura and Migraine without aura.
Migraine Burden Worsened by Stigma
Migraines are difficult enough to handle, but research confirms that stigma worsens the burden of Migraine disease.
Migraine with Aura Linked to Late-Life Brain Lesions
A study by Scher et al shows a link between Migraine with aura in women and brain lesions in later life. Let's put this in perspective and take appropriate action.
Neck Pain as a Migraine Symptom
A study has shown neck pain to be a common symptom of Migraine, more common than nausea.
Migraine Treatment Delayed by Neck Pain
A new study has shown that the presence of neck pain is associated with delayed treatment of Migraine attacks.
Migraine Presenteeism Creates More Lost Work Time
Study data shows that presenteeism among Migraineurs, staying or going to work with a Migraine, leads to more lost work time than absenteeism.
Why Light Worsens Migraine Pain
Researchers have discovered a new pathway in the brain that explains why light makes the pain of Migraines worse.
Why Hangovers May Be Worse for Migraine Sufferers
Research on the effects of alcohol and Migraine may provide new insights into the changes that occur in the brain leading up to and during a Migraine attack, which could lead to more effective treatments.