Category: Treatment
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Do ear seeds help migraines?
A little while ago I posted notes from an interview I heard with Dr Berk about migraine facts and fiction (here). During the interview, I heard mention of something completely new (to me): “ear seeds”. When I heard the phrase, my mind did a whole “WTF” backflip… I mean, what…
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The narrow road of healing
Many, many years ago I read “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”* (c. 1702) by the Japanese poet Basho. The way I remember it, it was a travel diary written in Haiku. It covered every part of his journey cross-country, from sore feet to squeaky bed frames, to the…
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Migraine Fact or Fiction?
Earlier this year, the Migraine World Summit was held for 2025. This year there were again, several presentations from a variety of people, mostly doctors and researchers, updating the audience on the latest in migraine understanding. I confess this year was a little disappointing given so much of the material…
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Reflexology for migraines
I have always been fascinated by those posters in shop windows that show your organs transplanted from your torso to your feet. The idea that you can sooth your liver by rubbing a particular spot on your foot seems both ridiculous and strangely logical… as well as very appealing to…
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Osmophobia: the nose knows
One of the earliest blog posts I wrote was about the value of using aromatherapy to ease migraine pain (here). In it, I mentioned how much I love using essential oils for holistic healing. Fragrance, however, is complicated. What works for one person might not help the next person. What…
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Why do we hide our chronic illness?
A little while ago I posted a book review titled “hidden from view“. The idea was that the real root-cause of chronic illness is often hidden behind other more obvious reasons. We think it’s a physical, structural reason, but is often a deeper more subconscious, psychological cause. More recently, the…
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Therapy for chronic pain
In Australia we don’t usually say ‘therapy’, we say ‘counselling’ – but they mean the same thing: talking to a professional in the hope of feeling better. When it comes to living a life with chronic pain, I think it can help. I know I keep going back to the…
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Implants for migraine prevention
I’m conflicted by news of an implant for migraine care – it’s super exciting to think there might be another treatment option for those of us who struggle with chronic migraine…. but I’m also a little queasy about the idea of an implant in my head. [Disclaimer – as always…
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ASMR for migraines
Words can’t describe how excited I am that so many of you are reaching out on the CONTACT page of this blog to send me tips and well wishes – it really makes my day! The latest tip comes from Hubert who’s wife is a big believer in ASMR for…
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