Multidisciplinary Management of Migraine: Pharmacological, Manual, and Other Therapies

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Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine

Multidisciplinary Management of Migraine: Pharmacological, Manual, and Other Therapies is the first textbook focused on the multidisciplinary treatment of migraine including pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. This comprehensive text discusses epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of patients with migraine headache integrating clinical experience and expertise with current evidence-based best practices. The authors are worldwide experts recognized in migraine and headache with experience in academic, research, and practice settings.

Multidisciplinary Management of Migraine: Pharmacological, Manual, and Other Therapies reviews the options for medical management of patients with migraine by way of: pharmacological interventions; musculoskeletal interventions including muscle and joint "centered interventions, manual therapy, and dry needling; and complementary and alternative medicine techniques including naturopathy, acupuncture, and placebo. With a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach, this comprehensive resource provides a variety of therapeutic tools for students and practitioners to provide excellent care and medical management of patients with migraine headache.

Key Topics:
Theories of migraine pathophysiology
Sensitization mechanisms
Migraine triggers
Examination of the cervical and thoracic spinal joints
Pharmacological interventions
Musculoskeletal interventions
Alternative medicine techniques

This textbook is perfect for completing a headache library combined with tension-type and cervicogenic headache.

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