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Twenty three survey key insight reports published

August 1st 2023 In August 2022, Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand undertook the first online survey of people with migraine in NZ (the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand survey). We did this because there was Read more

New migraine questions in the next New Zealand Health Survey

July 3rd 2023 A year ago in June 2022, Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand applied to the Ministry of Health to add questions about migraine to the New Zealand Health Survey, a national survey of over 13,000 Read more

Anti-seizure medications and migraine

April 26th 2023 Even though they were developed to treat seizure disorders, anti-seizure medicines are commonly used for migraine prevention. However, they only work about half of the time and they are not easy to Read more

Feeling judged or misunderstood by your partner because of migraine

February 14th 2023 It’s bad enough living with a chronic neurological condition that causes unpredictable attacks of pain, nausea, fatigue and brain dysfunction for no apparent reason. It’s even worse when the peop Read more

New Zealand health survey data – a decade to be released

October 31st 2022 This is what people were asked in the 2013/14 New Zealand Health Survey, the last time the Ministry of Health collected data on the prevalence of migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand. There are some Read more

Few people on a benefit for migraine in New Zealand

September 19th 2022 If you’ve ever wondered how many people in Aotearoa New Zealand are on a benefit with migraine disease, we have some answers, but many more questions. We asked the Ministry of Social Development Read more

More migraine data needed in New Zealand

August 29th 2022 New Zealand has a migraine data issue. The issue is the lack of data on migraine in New Zealand. We rely on estimates from the international Global Burden of Disease study to give us an idea of how Read more

Massage for migraine

August 2nd 2022 Can regular massage help manage migraine? Relaxing music, aromatic oils, warm towels, dim lights and therapeutic muscle manipulation – these are the essence of a massage treatment. It sounds good, Read more

Downward dog for migraine?

July 28th 2022 Effectiveness of yoga therapy for migraine treatment: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. When I saw the title of this research article, I was immediately intrigued. I’ve been doing Read more

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