Migraine bloggers apparently wield an enormous power of influence. Here's an example - several days ago themigrainegirl made a post asking about hair/scalp pain she experienced.
The scientific community is obviously paying a close attention to her blog. The leading science-type in the field of hair-hurting, Dr. Marcelo Bigal, from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, immediately conducted research on the subject and published it in American Academy of Neurology. Here's a brief summary of that study:
- Skin sensitivity is generally heightened in those with migraine
- Two thirds of migraine sufferers reported symptoms of the condition allodynia, which is intensified and painful skin sensitivity
- Allodynia may signal that someone's migraines were becoming more frequent and severe
- This condition is more common in women with migraine and people with migraine who were obese or had depression
Allodynia might be "a risk factor for migraine progression" - a signal that the migraines will become more frequent or more severe, the study concludes.
Themigrainegirl, I sincerely hope it's not "the risk factor" in your case. I hope it will just go away and won't really amount to anything serious.
link: Migraine sufferers have more sensitive skin
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