Ep 211 - Hemiplegic Migraine:"I Have a Client Who . . ."Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

What is a migraine?

What is cortical spreading depression?

What is trigeminovascular system activation?

And what does it mean when this causes temporary one-sided paralysis?

And most of all: What if it’s not a migraine—what if it’s a stroke?

Migraines generate more questions than answers, but this episode will help sort out some of the basic factors.

A woman with a migraine sitting on her couch rubbing her temples.

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    Ruth Werner

    Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (available at booksofdiscovery.com), now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is available at ruthwerner.com or [email protected].