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Review
. 2022 Oct;21(10):911-921.
doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00211-3.

Lifestyle factors and migraine

Elizabeth K Seng  1 , Paul R Martin  2 , Timothy T Houle  3
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Review

Lifestyle factors and migraine

Elizabeth K Seng et al. Lancet Neurol. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Migraine, a common and disabling neurological disorder, is among the top reasons for outpatient visits to general neurologists. In addition to pharmacotherapy, lifestyle interventions are a mainstay of treatment. High-quality daily diary studies and intervention studies indicate intraindividual variations in the associations between lifestyle factors (such as stress, sleep, diet, and physical activity) and migraine attack occurrence. Behaviour change interventions can directly address overlapping lifestyle factors; combination approaches could capitalise on multiple mechanisms. These findings provide useful directions for integration of lifestyle management into routine clinical care and for future research.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interests EKS received research funding from the NINDS K23 NS096107 career development award, which contributed to all of her professional activity during the time of writing this Review. EKS has also received grants or contracts from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (R01AT011-01A1, MPI: Seng & Shallcross) and the Veterans Health Administration (Headache Center of Excellence; Health Services Research & Development IRP 20-002 PI: Damush). She has consulted for GlaxoSmithKline and Click Therapeutics. She has received payment for lectures at Elmhurst Hospital. She has received support for travel for the American Headache Society, American Psychological Association, and International Congress of Behavioral Medicine. She has participated on an advisory board for AbbVie. She serves in leadership roles in the International Society of Behavioral Medicine, Society for Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, American Headache Society, and Society of Behavioral Medicine. MRT and TTH declare no competing interests.

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