I have not posted for a few months, so many things have been coming up. I was recovering from a 2nd hip surgery and getting back to work. Also I was considering and dealing with a retirement offer from my institution. The good news is that I am retired now as of 4/30! But boy … Continue reading The next chapter
My new book is now available for all! I am very pleased to announce this event, a work in progress for a number of years. I hope this book will bring some well needed and up-to-date education and information to the world of pediatric headache and migraine. Here’s the press release: Getting Ahead of Your … Continue reading My new book is available!
I have not posted in a while for a lot of reasons- big travel trip, full time work and community service activities, health challenges. But most of all, I have been working on my new book for families. It has always been my goal to write an educational book about kids and headaches. There are … Continue reading It’s time for new book!
About 5 years ago, we started an initiative for the treatment of New Daily Persistent Headache. We have a large population of teens with this difficult, constant headache. There’s a reason why they call it persistent, as it is fairly refractory to treatment with the usual headache/migraine approaches, and the average lifespan of NDPH is … Continue reading NDPH update- lidocaine infusion
Most of the time I enjoy my job as a pediatric nurse practitioner working with chronic headache and pain patients. I enjoy the relationships with the families, figuring out what can help manage the headache and life issues best to allow optimal functioning. I enjoy doing certain procedures like Botox for chronic migraine or injection … Continue reading Dealing with insurance
What is hope? The dictionary definition of hope is ‘a feeling of desire for a certain thing to happen.’ What does that mean to a person with chronic headache? It is neither the expectation or wish that their pain will ease or end. Rather it is allowing for the possibility that what is desired may … Continue reading Hope and chronic headache
Your patient has passed the next step, by graduating from high school. They have chosen their next path- going to college. They are so pleased to tell you all about it, and you are so proud of them. This is also a time of both positive and negative stress. Perhaps high school was really hard … Continue reading Thriving with college accommodations
Getting Ahead of Pediatric Headaches: A comprehensive guide for Nurse Practitioners to manage headaches in children and adolescents So it has been 2 years since I published my book, seems like forever ago! I am glad I was able to do it. I do think in hindsight, that my timing could have been better- though … Continue reading My book- it’s been 2 years!
In this post, I would like to share some information we are publishing soon, a case study related to headache, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and self injurious behavior. In this population, anything that can reduce this kind of behavior would be a welcome addition to the care of these often challenging patients. We know that … Continue reading Migraine/head pain and autism spectrum disorder
I did my first post about Botox for teens under 18 in July 2019, 3 years ago! My intention was to review our data and prepare for publication a paper supporting the use of Botox for those under age 18. The more academic publications there are available, the better to make the case with insurance … Continue reading Update on Botox for teens under 18
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