Parents of children who are susceptible to headaches often turn to their optometrist for support but a new study out this week reveals that vision problems are rarely responsible for headaches in children – and getting glasses won’t help solve the problem. The study was presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting by […]
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Do you suffer from severe headaches? Relief may be one neurosimulator away. Autonomic Technologies Inc. has created an almond-sized neurosimulator that is implanted in the mouth to help headache sufferers relieve their pain. The product was listed as one of the best medical innovations of 2013 by the Cleveland Clinic. This particular device was created […]
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For years, many experts in the scientific community have believed that acupuncture’s ability to provide pain relief to backache and headache sufferers was explained by the placebo effect. A new study has concluded that regardless of whether or not the placebo effect fully explains acupuncture’s effectiveness, the relief that patients experience is real and quantifiable. […]
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