Mindfulness Yoga Research

  Chronic migraine is a complication of episodic migraines. Each year 25 percent of patients with episodic migraines develop chronic migraines. Chronic migraine is a disabling complication that leads to loss of working hours and reduced productivity (1).  According to a study, preventive treatment was discontinued or switched at least once by 26.4 percent of episodic migraineurs and by 53.3 percent of chronic migraineurs. Of the 382 patients who gave reasons for discontinuation or switching treatment, over 70 percent selected lack of efficacy and tolerability/safety (2).   Despite taking acute and/or preventive treatments, 29.2 percent of episodic cases and 73.2 percent of chronic ones had moderate to severe headaches related to disability (2).    Stress is a common trigger for migraines, playing a role in almost 70 percent of cases (3). It also increases the risk of turning episodic migraines into chronic migraines.   Body mind therapies play a role in the response to stress. Yo