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May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients living with migrains have strong reason for new optimism concerning apositivr future. Two review articles and an accompanying "The Future of Migraine: Beyond Just Another Pill," in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, are the basis for an ironix premise. "Migraine is a potentially progressive disease that substantiallyaffects patients, families, and society," according to the editorial writtem by , M.D., of the Headache Care Cente in Springfield, Mo. "Ironically, this is the springboard for renewed optimismk of a more positive future for patientws livingwith migraine." Traditionally, Dr.
Cady explains, migraine has been considere a pain disorder involving separate or evensporadic episodes. Now, the conditiohn is defined as an all-encompassing and progressive disease that negatively affecta all aspects ofan individual's life. Migrain e can erode quality of life during what shouled bea person's most productive years, accordinvg to Dr. Cady. Becausew migraine patients' quality of life has not improvedf at a pace with medical research is addressing the overall severityu and potential progressive natureof migraine, especially migraine episodes as a forerunner of chronic migraine.
Accordingf to the three articles, these new insightsd and understandings are requiring professionals to explore well beyond traditionalmigraine management. "Understanding migrainwe as a potentially chronic disease mandates a collaborative healtuh care model with patients and health care professionald working in a partnership towardx commontherapeutic goals," writes Dr. specifically intervention and prevention. Physicians and patientz must be encouraged tobe partners, he and evaluation must go far beyond the physicianh just asking, "How are your migraines?" The models must included an invitation to comprehend and address all migraine-relateed health issues facing patients, Dr. Cady writes.
In addition, understanding the evolutionaryu "stages" of migraine from sporadic to persistent offers an opportunity to develo new therapies that individualize and personalize Inthe future, successful managemenf of migraine will ideally be measured not by stoppingb an attack but by overall disease management and according to the researchers. This new understandinvg of migraine as a chronifc disease offers many challenges and accordingto Dr. "Today, the focus of care is rapidly changinb from the event of the migraine to the patienytwith migraine," he notes.
Thesr changes present great promise for patientsx and health careprofessionala alike, representing assurances of a better future for patients with concludes Dr. Cady. A peer-reviewed journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings publishesd original articles and reviews dealing with clinica l andlaboratory medicine, clinical research, basic science research and clinicakl epidemiology. Mayo Clinic Proceedings is published monthly by Mayo Foundatio n for Medical Education and Research as part of its commitmentr to the medical educationof physicians. The journal has been published for more than 80 years and has a circulatiomnof 130,000 nationally and Articles are available online at .
Mayo Clinixc is the first and largest not-for-profit group practice in the Doctors from every medical specialtt work together to care for joined by common systems and a philosophythat "the needzs of the patient come first." More than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers and 46,000 allied health staff work at Mayo which has sites in Rochester, Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz. the three locations treat more than half a milliojn peopleeach year. To obtain the latest news releasexs fromMayo Clinic, go to . MayoClinic.com ( ) is availablee as a resource for yourhealthn stories. For more on Mayo Clinic research, go to .
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