Offensive standout, Percy Harvin, of the Minnesota Vikings has missed several practices due to severe migraines. Harvin missed one game and a number of practices last season due to these debilitating headaches. His plight has made migraines fodder for water cooler conversations and tweets across the country. Not only has it raised awareness about migraine but also exposed the average Joe's misconceptions about them.

Vikings head coach, Brad Childress spoke for millions when he stated that medically diagnosed migraine "is a thing that none of us have a great feel for. They are so wide-ranging and people report different things. It's different for different people." If you were to take a poll, you'd find that most people mistakenly believe that migraines are just bad headaches. A slew of research has been conducted by physicians and dentists around the globe about the pathophysiology of migraines. Even among researchers, the causes and treatment recommendations vary drastically.

More than 30 million Americans suffer from Migraines and most often, when treatment is sought, medication is prescribed. While these preventative and therapeutic drugs such as Imitrex and Depakote can be beneficial, they may also be accompanied by adverse side effects, including rebound headaches. Rebound headaches occur in patients that suffer from other types of headaches but the disorder transforms over time from an infrequent occurrence to a painful, daily event. 10 Ibuprofen per day may not keep the doctor away. Find out what your first step should be to rid yourself of these headaches and get on the road to a pain free life. 

Dr. Mark Malterud is a St. Paul, MN dentist with more than 12 years of experience with the NTI therapeutic protocol. In this time, he has used the device to provide migraine and headache relief for countless patients. Here's the amazing story of one of those patients.

"I have been using the NTI for over 12 years both as a treatment option for my patients but also as a way to relieve my own headaches.  I've seen patients that have suffered from more than 30 years of migraine pain become headache-free with a properly fabricated NTI.  Proper diagnosis and NTI fabrication enables dentists to prevent headaches but also protect patients' teeth and restorations from damage due to jaw clenching and teeth grinding.