Drugs usually provide significant relief from migraines. In addition, you and your child have a safe arsenal of non-drug strategies to draw on as well. Among them are:
Rest — Allow your child to lie down when a headache starts. Isolation in a quiet, dark room may help even more.
Biofeedback — This relaxation technique uses equipment that displays moment-to-moment changes in skin temperature. With this equipment, children can learn to consciously control the temperature of their fingertips (warmer fingers are one sign of relaxation). "This is the behavioral treatment I recommend most commonly," Dr. Buchhalter says. "It has been demonstrated in reasonable scientific studies to be effective. Biofeedback helps kids who are sensitive to medication, and it provides the child with relaxation skills to apply to other potential stressors."
Dietary change — Some children experience relief of migraine when they avoid certain foods.
Headache diaries — Knowing when and where headaches occur can help your child discover and avoid migraine triggers. Help your child write down this information on a daily calendar.
Schedule regular follow-up appointments to assess and adjust your child's treatment plan. Seeing the same physician each time can help your child develop comfort with the care and confidence in the plan. Those attitudes can promote the long-term goal — a life that's as free as possible from the limiting effects of migraine.
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