Local Anesthetic in Neck to Help Migraines?

Injection of a local anesthetic into active trigger points in the lower part of the neck and the cervical spine can improve migraine symptoms, according to Italian investigators report. Apparently by injecting the pain-killer bupivacaine at key trigger points on days 3, 10, 30, and 60 have reduced the number and intensity of a person's migraine's. Hopefully to reduce the amount of "acute triptan" medications an individual has to take. Which is interesting because I frequently notice when I have a migraine or begin to feel the early signs of one, my lower neck hurts and the tenses up. This may be the beginning of something good for all migraine suffers, with this and preventable medicines, the percentage of migraine sufferers my be less and less, it does appear that Migraines Are Preventable.

Are There Different Kinds of Migraines?

Yes. The most common are classic migraine and common migraine.

Classic migraines start with a warning sign, called an aura. The aura often involves changes in the way you see. You may see flashing lights and colors. You may temporarily lose some of your vision, such as your side vision.

You may also feel a strange prickly or burning sensation, or have muscle weakness on one side of your body. You may have trouble communicating. You may also feel depressed, irritable and restless.

Auras last about 15 to 30 minutes. Auras may occur before or after your head pain, and sometimes the pain and aura overlap, or the pain never occurs. The head pain of classic migraines may occur on one side of your head or on both sides.

Common migraines don't start with an aura. Common migraines may start more slowly than classic migraines, last longer and interfere more with daily activities. The pain of common migraines may be on only one side of your head. Familydoctor.org

Had Celebrities had Migraines? Myth Vs. Reality

Celebrities and historical figures with the Migraine disease include, among many, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Virginia Wolfe, Lewis Carroll, Mary Todd Lincoln, Elvis Presley, Loretta Lynn, and beloved American President John F. Kennedy just to name a few.
It is important to arm yourself with the real facts and mechanics of this disease to improve your quality of life.

For a great article on Migraines: Myth Vs. Reality visit: http://www.migraines.org/myth/mythreal.htm