Author Archives: Vernon Rowe

Insomnia and Stroke

Do you have trouble getting a good night’s sleep? You’re not alone. Nearly one in three Americans suffers from insomnia. Chronic sleep deprivation can cause myriad side effects from difficulty concentrating to depression, and a recent study suggests that there

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Cefaly Device Provides an Alternative to Drugs for Migraine Relief

If you suffer from debilitating headaches, you are not alone: nearly 10% of the world’s population suffers from migraines. While a variety of medications are employed to treat the pain, nausea, tunnel vision, and other symptoms associated with these chronic

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High Incidence of Back Pain a Global Burden

When you hear the term “worldwide health epidemic,” what is your first thought? Malnutrition, maybe, or some other malady largely associated with third world countries? As is it turns out, there is a global epidemic that is very much a

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation may be Effective in Disrupting the Progression of a Migraine Headache

For many years, migraine relief without drugs seemed impossible. In recent years, however, neurologists have hit on a wide range of treatment options that do not rely on medication to get the job done. One of the most exciting new

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Can Precision-tinted Eyewear Bring Relief to Migraine Headache Sufferers

Migraine headache relief is the most important thing in the world for anyone who suffers from them. Migraines are not just headaches, after all, they are absolutely debilitating conditions that are usually chronic, meaning they will occur again and again.

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Is it Just Insomnia or do I have a Sleep Disorder?

There’s nothing worse than not being able to sleep. Whether you have difficulty going to sleep in the first place or routinely wake up in the middle of the night, unable to fall back asleep, the end result is the

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How Some Doctors are Treating Headache Patients without Drugs

Finding the underlying cause of your headaches is the key to choosing the right treatment. Prescriptions for daily drugs can ease the pain, but they only treat the symptom. Your headache may retreat temporarily, but it will come back with

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Is a Pinched Nerve the Cause of My Neck Pain? | Pinched Nerve Neck Pain

Pinched nerve neck pain can be debilitating, and some who experience it elect to have surgery to fix the issue. Rarely surgery is necessary, but it comes with risks, expense, and an extended recovery period. Before seeking surgery, those who

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The Link between Sleep Disorders and Diabetes

High blood sugar can be a warning sign that a patient is actually suffering from some sort of sleep disorder. Sleep disorders can be caused by other disorders as well. Whether this cause is something as straightforward as obesity with

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How is Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosed?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. MS is usually diagnosed in patients between 20 and 40 years of age, more commonly in women than in men.

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