The Headache Clinic - Blog #best medicine for migraineThe Headache Clinic - Blog #best medicine for migrainehttps://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/tag/best-medicine-for-migraineWed, 15 Apr 2026 16:24:53 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[New ways to end the misery of migraine]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/new-ways-to-end-the-misery-of-migraineA new understanding about one of the most common causes of pain had led to new approaches in treatment.]]>

A new understanding about one of the most common causes of pain has led to new approaches in its treatment

Migraine affects one in five women. Sufferers are all too familiar with the throbbing, often one-sided headache made worse by any movement, the crippling nausea, sometimes with vomiting, and the acute sensitivity to light, sound, smells and/or touch.

Doctors now recognise migraine as a complex neurological condition with several distinct stages.

What causes migraine?

Until recently, migraine was often attributed to the widening of blood vessels inside the head. Experts now believe that the cause of migraines is due to certain brain regions being oversensitive to some stimuli, such as dehydration, sleeping too much or too little, skipping a meal, strong smells, sunlight, even eating certain foods or changes in weather. These stimuli excite the trigeminal nerve ( the main sensory nerve in the head), causing it to release chemicals that transmit pain signals to the brain and inflame (widen) the blood vessels.

New research also points to muscle tension in the jaw and neck aggravating the trigeminal nerve, setting off the same chain of events. Before pain sets in, one in five sufferers have auras – unnerving neurological disturbances, such as seeing stars, or blind spots in visions, trouble finding words; and feeling tingling and numbness, or even vertigo.

To read more on this article by Women and Home, visit the related web post.

]]>Wed, 17 May 2023 12:01:17 +0200<![CDATA[Snijden in migrainepijn]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/snijden-in-migrainepijnHear from a Dutch patient about her experience with the Headache clinic and how she suffered with migraines up until she met with Dr. Shevel and had surgery.]]>

Verslag van een simpele operatie van de bloedvaten

Tien jaar lang heb ik (vrouw van 23) migraineaanvallen gehad. Waarom ik kan…

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]]>Wed, 17 May 2023 10:35:08 +0200<![CDATA[Painkillers can be a big headache]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/painkillers-can-be-a-big-headacheMigraine sufferers may not realise that drug overuse can be a large part of the problem. Read the full blog to find out more.]]>

Migraine sufferers may not realise that drug overuse can be a large part of the problem

After Chantelle Binneman* gave birth to her only child in early 2012, her migraines, which she had had since the age..

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]]>Wed, 17 May 2023 10:16:07 +0200<![CDATA[News interview with the Specialist Doctors]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/news-interview-with-the-specialist-doctorsHeadache specialists around the world gathered at the Migraine World Summit for a free online event for migraine sufferers. Their aim was to provide information to the public and also come up with new ways in which head pains can be treated better.]]>

Headache specialists around the world gathered at the Migraine World Summit for a free online event for migraine sufferers. Their aim was to provide information to the public and also come up with new ways in which head pains can be treated better.

Dr Elliot Shevel from the headache clinic in Johannesburg – was a speaker at the Summit and he is joining us in studio for more.

]]>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:08:10 +0200<![CDATA[The Doc who cured me]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/the-doc-who-cured-meMegan Miller’s migraines have vanished thanks to treatment by SA’s Dr Elliot Shevel – and his work is being recognised globally IF YOU suffer frequently from those pounding headaches that really spoil…]]>

Megan Miller’s migraines have vanished thanks to treatment by SA’s Dr Elliot Shevel – and his work is being recognised globally

"If YOU suffer frequently from those pounding headaches that really spoil...

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