Abstract
The goal of migraine treatment, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic, is to prevent future attacks, reduce headache-related disability, and restore normal functioning as quickly as possible. An in-depth overview of pharmacologic treatments is discussed in Chap. 4, and evidence-based nonpharmacologic treatments are reviewed in Chap. 5. This chapter focuses on education and basic lifestyle recommendations that should be part of all migraine treatment plans.
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Smitherman, T.A. (2016). Patient Education and Lifestyle Recommendations. In: Clinician's Manual on Migraine. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02777-7_3
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