Mindfulness for Migraines An Emergency Physician's Perspective on Headache Management and Prevention

by Chill, Ben C

• ISBN13: 9781667835464
• ISBN10: 1667835467
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-05-25
• Publisher: BookBaby

Summary

"Mindfulness for Migraines" is a self-help book that is meant to explain how and why we get headaches and what we can do to manage them. The goal is to provide the reader with as many treatment tools as possible, including both traditional and non-pharmacologic modalities such as mindfulness and lifestyle modification. This book is great for those who are seeking options to treat occasional or chronic pain that may interfere with their day-to-day lives.

Author Biography

Ben Chill is an emergency medicine physician practicing out of New York. He received his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and graduated from his residency training program in emergency medicine from Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital. He lives with his wife, 5 children and 2 dogs in Valley Stream, NY.

Dr. Chill has been practicing mindfulness for many years. He believes that guided meditation is a great supplement to his treatment plans for headaches in conjunction with traditional and nontraditional techniques. He feels that the best approach to treating headaches is a flexible one, utilizing multiple modalities of pain management and lifestyle modification.