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Physicians are recommended
to include interventions targeting behavioural change as behavioural factors
could affect the symptoms and disability in people with episodic migraine.
As per the recent study published in Current
Pain and Headache Reports journal, a significant association was found between
the behavioural patterns of a person and episodic migraine attacks.
Out of various types of migraine, episodic
migraine is persistent. It is the type of migraine which involve 0 to 14
migraine attacks per month. But how an individual behaviour triggers or
intensifies an episodic migraine is still under review. Lauren Rosenberg and
colleagues conducted a review to examine what kinds of health behaviours
increased migraine-related outcomes.
The onset of migraine attacks was found to be
associated with perceived stress and stressful circumstances. The poor sleep
and fatigue also affected headache frequency, related disability and the onset
of migraine attacks. The rate of migraine attacks was also influenced by
consistency in day-to-day events like exercise, hydration levels, eating or
sleeping.
By targeting and changing these behaviour
patterns, episodic migraine can be managed. However, it is a huge challenge to
change behaviour and therefore, should be done under multidisciplinary team
supervision. Further research is required to evaluate particular behaviour
change approaches and its effect upon low and high-frequency episodic migraine.
Current Pain and Headache Reports
Health Behaviors in Episodic Migraine: Why Behavior Change Matters
Lauren Rosenberg et al.
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