migraine

Navy Veteran suffered post-traumatic headaches, severe TBI and anxiety. She found relief at VA’s Polytrauma System of Care in Virginia.

If you’re looking for relief from headaches, you might be surprised to learn that just a few basic relaxation techniques can help prevent the frequency and severity of headache attacks.

During his deployment, Doug Lanphier suffered a traumatic brain injury from a scud missile fragment while on an air base and lost consciousness.

Prazosin, which is effective in treating PTSD-related trauma nightmares, sleep disruption and daytime hyperarousal, shows promise in preventing headaches following a concussion.

The Polytrauma/TBI team at the Dallas VA is an interdisciplinary team with multiple services that helps Veterans recover from migraines and blast exposure.

The first step to treating service-related migraine is to visit a neurologist or headache specialist to rule out complications from a prior injury or the existence of another condition.