WHAT ARE SOME “FIELD TESTS” A PATIENT CAN CONDUCT TO HELP DETERMINE IF HIS OR HER DOCTOR IS COMPETENT IN TREATING MIGRAINE?
It is often not difficult to ascertain a doctor’s competence in treating Migraine and their attitude about Migraine by the evaluation the doctor does, the questions the doctor asks, and the answers to patients’ questions a doctor gives. In order to diagnose a patient with Migraine, a doctor should go through an analysis that is similar to the following, and if he does not, go elsewhere. The doctor should ask your family and medical history of Migraine, as Migraine is hereditary, with a positive family history in two-thirds of the cases. The doctor should ask the age of onset, as Migraine surfaces in women at the onset of puberty, and can be triggered by such hormonal events as menstrual cycle. The doctor should ask the type, duration, and location of pain, as Migraine pain is usually throbbing and on one side of the head, while tension headache is bilateral and constant. The doctor should ask about triggers, as tension headache is triggered by such events as stress, while Migraine is t
