Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches : What Your Doctor Doesnt Tell You... That You Need to Know

English

ISBN: 0060766859

EAN: 9780060766856

Category: Health & Fitness / General/Medical / Neurology/Medical / Diseases/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 08/15/2011

Synopsis: A groundbreaking, holistic, patientcentered guide to the diagnosis, side effects and treatmentsboth conventional and alternativefor headaches and Migraine disease, from an awardwinning patient advocate and Migraine sufferer. Everyone experiences a headache at one time or another. But for an estimated 2/3 of American men and women, frequent tension headaches, chronic daily headaches, or debilitating Migraines are a daily problem. Teri Robert, Ph.D., an award winning patient advocate and host of About.coms headache and migraine page, has been therein fact, she experienced her first migraine at age six. Now in this groundbreaking holistic guide to the diagnosis and treatment of headaches and Migraine disease, she brings a patientempowering message to all headache sufferers: you dont have to live with daily pain. Living Well With Migraine Disease And Headaches features a comprehensive overview of the risks and symptoms of Migraines and various types of chronic headaches, traditional and alternative therapies, information on finding health care practitioners and support, numerous case studies and expert advice, as well as a Migraine diary, a checklists of symptoms and risk factors, and a detailed resource section featuring web sites, books, and articles. While other books on headaches and Migraines advocate one approach to treatment, this invaluable guide gives you unbiased information on all treatmentsboth conventional and alternative with a compassionate voice from one of the countrys leading patient advocates. Living Well With Migraine Disease And Headaches features firstperson anecdotal experiences from other sufferers and integration of the authors experiences and challenges in dealing with headaches and Migraine disease over the past 40+ years. Praise for Living Well with Migraine: An upbeat, practical and intelligent survey of our current understanding of migraine and frequent headaches, written from the perspective of someone who is not a doctor or scientist but is a migraine sufferer. Ms. Roberts brings a balanced perspective to a field that suffers from both hype and oversimplification. A wonderful resource: timely, provacative and funny. Elizabeth Loder, MD, Director, Headache Management Program, Spaulding Rehabilitation Program; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches : What Your Doctor Doesnt Tell You... That You Need to Know

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Format: Paperback

Height: 0.77 inches

Width: 5.3 inches

Length: 8.1 inches

Weight: 8.01 oz

Pages: 336