Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, located on Park Avenue South (at 31st Street and Park
Avenue) in Manhattan, New York and in Millburn, New Jersey, is a pain treatment and pain
management centre that can treat and cure your migraine headaches.
A migraine headache is a
severe pain felt on one, and sometimes, both sides of the head. The
migraine headache pain is mostly in the front around the temples or
behind one eye or ear. Besides pain, you may have nausea and
vomiting, and be very sensitive to light and sound. Migraine
headaches can occur any time of the day, though it often starts in
the morning. The pain can last a few hours or up to one or two days.
No doctors know what exactly causes migraine headaches, but some
characteristics are more common in people who have them including:
Most often, migraine headaches affects people between the ages of 15
and 55
Many people have a family history of migraine headaches
Migraine headaches are more common in women.
Migraine headaches often becomes less severe and frequent with age.
When should you seek
help from a migraine headache pain specialist for your migraine
headaches?
Nearly half of the people in the United States who have migraine do
not get diagnosed and treated. The National Headache Foundation
suggests you talk to your doctor about your headaches if:
- you have several headaches per month and each lasts for several
hours or days
- your headaches disrupt your home, work, or school life
- you have nausea, vomiting, vision, or other sensory problems
The various types of
migraine headache treatment that the pain management doctors of the
Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine of Manhattan, New York can offer you include:
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combination of a narcotic pain reliever and aspirin or acetaminophen
Another option is aspirin or acetaminophen plus a sedative, which is
relaxing but also may be habit-forming.
For moderate to severe migraines, ergot alkaloids (e.g., ergotamine,
dihydroergotamine), an alternative to analgesics that constricts the
dilated blood vessels surrounding the brain, can be considered as
treatment. Also available for the treatment of acute migraine
headache attacks are the triptans, which are serotonin agonist and
isometheptene-acetaminophen-sedative mixtures for pain relief,
relaxation, and blood vessel narrowing.
For migraine prevention, there are beta blockers, calcium channel
blockers, antidepressants, serotonin antagonists (e.g., methysergide),
and anti-seizure meds (e.g., divalproex sodium), all of which can
help decrease the number, duration, and severity of migraines. These
drugs are recommended for people who have at least two
incapacitating attacks a month or who have such severe attacks that
daily life routines are disrupted.
If you need your migraine headache diagnosed, or are seeking a
migraine headache pain management specialists, the pain management
doctors of the Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine of Manhattan, New York and Millburn, New Jersey would be
happy to see you for a consultation and help you learn about the
treatment options available to you for your migraine headaches.
