Furthermore, the innovative treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Headache (CBTH), appeals to patients, shows low dropout rates and is easy for therapists to learn and deliver, increases ability to spread the word and improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of serving members and veterans.
Those findings were reported today in the journal JAMA Neurology by a team of investigators led by Don McGeary, PhD, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). . Their effort is part of the work of the PTSD Mitigation Association, a group jointly funded by the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
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Dr McGeary, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Joe R University, said: “We are excited by this development in the treatment of post-traumatic headache, along with TBI. . and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
“To find the first major treatment success for post-traumatic headache, arguably the most debilitating symptom of TBI, and whose treatment also significantly reduces accompanying PTSD symptoms, is a breakthrough. big break.”
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Migraines
Both TBI and PTSD are the wounds of post-9/11 military conflicts, and the two often occur together. Post-traumatic headaches, or headaches that develop or worsen after a head or neck injury, become chronic and debilitating in a large proportion of people who experience TBI such as concussion, inhibiting their ability to participate in activities of daily life. When PTSD co-occurs, it can worsen headaches and make them more difficult to treat.
Treatments are effective for PTSD but not for post-traumatic headaches, along with TBI, which scientists are still working to find out. Migraine medications commonly used to relieve headache pain do not reduce the associated disability. They also often have unwanted side effects, and overusing them can worsen headaches.
Source: Eurekalert
