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Here at Sports & Spinal Albury we can help treat the symptoms and provide you with the education required if another migraine attack were to occur. If you have never had a migraine before and start having the aura symptoms of facial paralysis, inability to speak or swallow, accompanied with vomiting it is best to get yourself to the hospital for safe measure to rule out any serious vascular disorder such as TIA or Stroke as they share some similar symptoms Being able to get yourself to a safe space to relax and ride the migraine out is important because especially with visual disturbances it becomes incredibly unsafe to drive. Education is also important with dealing with future migraine attacks, learning to be aware of future triggers or warning signs that a migraine is coming on. The primary method of treatment is pharmaceutical medication or high dose aspirin. Most patients will opt to lay in a completely dark room during the migraine attack, sleep often helps terminate the attack but can be very difficult to do so. Common food and drinks known to affect migraine sufferers include chocolate, cheese and nuts, as well as bananas and citric fruits such as oranges and lemons, Red wine and other alcohol is yet another pre-cursor. Some people have known triggers that cause their migraines, these can be anything from recent illness, menstrual cycle changes and less commonly known food.
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The sufferer will often go into the ‘postdromal stage’ which you may cause feelings of fatigue, depression, inability to concentrate, general feelings of malaise and sickness.
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Headaches that last in between 4-72 hours.At least 5 attacks which include the criteria mentioned below.The International Headache Society (IHS) has developed a criteria the distinguish the two There is a less common variant of migraines that don’t have any of the aura mentioned above, so what makes them different to a normal or bad headache? People who suffer from migraines may experience one, a couple or all of these symptoms – this is dependent on the location of the constriction causing the Migraine, for example the vessels around the occiput (back of the skull) tend to cause more visual disturbances. Vomiting, nausea and diarrhea are also common symptoms of a migraine.Lazy eye or droopy eye – temporary loss of control of our muscle surrounding our eye.Vertigo – or balance problems, difficulty speaking (dysphagia) or double vision (diplopia).Often occurring on one side of the face (hemiplegia) or upper arms Paresthesia – more commonly known as pins and needles, tingling or numbness.Another common variant is the phenomenon of flashing lights or Christmas light style effect on your vision, or like myself you might experience a ‘Blanket Lightning’ visual disturbance across the top half of your visual field.A ‘kaleidoscope’ style visual disturbance of bright moving colours in the center of your visual field.Some common examples of migraine Aura include: Typically, an aura is a painless sensory or neurological sensation which can occur before the onset of the headache or during. There are typically two different forms of migraines, more commonly is the migraine ‘with Aura’, What’s an Aura you ask? Each of these intensifies the pain to a point that its best to lay in a dark room. A strong indication of a migraine is the feeling of ‘photophobia’, which is an intense dislike to light, looking into lights or walking in a well-lit building. Typically migraines are described as intense, throbbing, beating or pulsing, usually one-sided, commonly with visual issues. This is still being debated as there is also a correlation of a hormonal cause, particularly in women. Migraines and bad headaches are often confused and incorrectly self-diagnosed. What is a migraine?Ī migraine is a severe form of headache which is caused by vascular (blood vessel) constriction. What is a migraine and how does it differ from a severe headache? Albury Osteopath Cameron discusses this often confusing topic.