It is no surprise that our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are in an environment ripe with headache triggers. Recently there have been studies published about soldiers returning from war zones and suffering from chronic daily headaches that occur at least half the days of the month, with many suffering even more.

Three of the most common War Zone Headache Triggers are:

It has been a while since we have discussed what the NTI is and how it works, I think it is about time for a refresher on the subject. 

The NTI is a small, clear nightguard that only covers your four front teeth. Due to its small size, it is comfortable to wear while you sleep. The NTI-tss Plus™ is custom fabricated to be worn on either your upper or lower teeth and is made of safe, non-toxic thermoplastic that does not contain Bisphenol A.

If you have been considering getting a dog, add pain management to your list of reasons. According to a study in the journal of Pain Medicine, a therapy dog is a new addition to the pain management team.  According to Dr. Marcus who writes the well know migraine.com blog, “Therapy dogs have been trained to be quiet, calm, and soothing. Therapy dogs undergo extensive training and testing before they can be certified for therapy work. Typical therapy dogs' work involves the dog standing by or sitting with a patient and getting petted. It may not sound like this is much therapy, but studies have proven spending time with a therapy dog produces measureable reductions in stress levels and the body’s stress chemicals.”