Tuesday-Newsday #203

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are the excellent series: "The Four Agreements".

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*MEDICATION NEWS

AMA Needs to Get Facts Right About Opioids

opinion: Media misinform, lump legitimate pain patients with drug abusers

Yippee for prescription assistance programs

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

For Grace’s 8th Annual Women In Pain Conference on Sept. 11th

Cursing Chronic Pain? For Grace Says Yes!

Vitamin D and Chronic Pain

Dopamine's Crucial Role in "Priming" Chronic Pain

Acupuncture impacts same biologic pathways in rats that pain drugs target in humans

Are Foam Rollers for Muscle Massage Really Beneficial?

*MIGRAINE

eNeura SpringTMS Post-Market Observational US Study of Migraine (ESPOUSE)

Nerve Treatment Via Nose Shows Promise Against Migraines Reducing pain by about 1/3, small study found

FDA Approves ZOMIG Nasal Spray for Migraine in Pediatric Patients Ages 12 and up

Treximet Approved by FDA for Teens with Migraines

Migraine Drug Topamax May Up Risk of Eating Disorders in Some Teens, But No Cause/Effect Proven in Small Study

Many Migraine Sufferers Given Narcotic Painkillers, Barbiturates: Doctors say these are poor choices, especially for children

Topical Gel Promising in Migraine

Sumatriptan Less Effective in Migraine With Aura

Migraine Patients Skip Triptans in 40% of Attacks

Two Techniques of Temporal Migraine Surgery Are 'Equally Effective'

Effectiveness of Self-Administered Tools to Identify Migraine and Chronic Migraine

Atraumatic Needles May Help Prevent Postdural Puncture Headache

What is a migraine emergency?

Gender Differences Of Migraine Signs You Should Know: Triggers, Pain, And Duration Vary

Chronic Migraine Impacts Entire Family

Most Children With Migraines Don't Get Proven Treatments, And Nearly half don't get any pain relievers at all

Children Get Migraines Too!

Innovative doctor finds simple way to diagnose migraine headaches in children: a picture is worth a thousand words

Surgery May Help Teens With Frequent Migraines

Childhood Trauma Linked to Adult Migraine

Chronic Migraines Take Big Toll on Families, Survey Finds

Family Support is Crucial to Surviving Chronic Migraine

Talking to children and teens about their migraines

New and Old Migraine Treatments Highlight American Headache Society Meeting

New approach to treating migraines focuses on neck

Patients find relief from migraines with acupuncture

Communication Lacking in Chronic Migraine Encounters

Migraine and Carpal Tunnel May Be Linked

Migraine Ups Stroke Risk, but Only in Smokers

Light, Sound Sensitivity in Migraine Linked to Brain Connectivity

Headache and Sleep Disorders

Study Assesses Link of Preexisting Mental Disorders with Chronic Headaches

Filling In The Map On Migraine

High School Football Players May Be at Doubled Risk of Migraine

CGRP monoclonal antibodies show promise in treating migraine

Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Help Prevent Cluster Headache

Effective medical communication missing between physicians and patients with chronic migraine

Putting Others in Your Migraine Shoes… With a Game

Migraine Tools

Migraine Tests: What Can I Expect From a DNA Test?

How Can I Talk to My Children About Migraine? 

Part 1 – My Migraine

Part 2 — Their Migraine

HeadWay, Issue #130 -- 7 Lies Headache Patients Believe

HeadWay, Issue #131 -- Low Blood Pressure and Migraine

HeadWay, Issue #132 -- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.

Here is an excellent set of writings that are a must-read: The Four Agreements series by Tammy Rome. Although the series is written specifically for those who have migraines/headaches, those with any type of chronic painful condition will benefit from reading it.

Always do your best

Don’t take anything personally

Be impeccable with your word

Don’t make assumptions