Smartphone app helps patients in small study better manage migraines

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A new smartphone app may be an effective alternative to drug therapy to reduce migraine frequency, a new study

This App May Help Reduce Migraine Attacks by Nearly 30%

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A new study found relaxation techniques can help cut monthly migraine attacks. Share on PinterestBehavioral exercises may help…

Des médecins américains ont développé une application de relaxation pour gérer et réduire les migraines

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Des médecins américains ont développé une application pour smartphone qui propose des exercices de respiration et de détente…

US scientists develop relaxation mobile app to help manage migraines

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Researchers in the US have developed a smartphone application aimed at migraine sufferers, guiding them through a relaxation…

Progressive Muscle Relaxation App Tied to Fewer Migraines

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— Use of a progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) smartphone app is associated with a reduction in headache days among adults…

Progressive Muscle Relaxation App Tied to Fewer Migraines

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Use of a progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) smartphone app is associated with a reduction in headache days among adults with migraines, according to a pilot study published online June 4 in Nature Digital Medicine.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation App Tied to Fewer Migraines

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Research Shows Relaxation App Can Help Manage Migraines

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Migraine is one of the most common chronic health conditions in the United States and around the world.

Mobile app helps manage migraines

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Using the app twice a week was associated with an average of four fewer headache days per month, according to the report in Nature Digital Medicine. “Migraine is now the second most disabling condition in terms of disability-adjusted years lost,” said lead author Dr. Mia Minen of NYU Langone Health in New York City.

Migraña: desarrollan una app que puede ayudar a mejorar los síntomas

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Ofrece sesiones de relajación muscular progresiva. Fue probada en un estudio piloto y, según anunciaron sus creadores, podrá descargarse hacia fin de año.

Smartphone app shows promise in preventing migraine

The smartphone app RELAXaHEAD, which consists of progressive muscle relaxation therapy assistance and an electronic headache diary, reduced headache days in patients with migraine, a pilot randomized controlled trial showed.

Experimental mobile app helps manage migraines

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A smartphone-based relaxation app could help migraine sufferers reduce the number of headaches they get each month, a small study suggests.

Using the app twice a week was associated with an average of four fewer headache days per month, according to the report in Nature Digital Medicine.

This de-stressor app could treat migraine pain, NYU researchers say

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“Our study offers evidence that patients may pursue behavioral therapy if it is easily accessible, they can do it on their own time, and it is affordable,” says Minen, the study’s senior investigator. “Clinicians need to rethink their treatment approach to migraine because many of the accepted therapies, although proven to be the current, best course of treatment, aren’t working for all lifestyles.”

Using the app twice a week was associated with an average of four fewer headache days per month, according to the report in Nature Digital Medicine.