Turning to Medical Professionals for Treatment of Migraines
To the Sports Editor:
Re “ ‘You Can’t Put Ice Over a Migraine,’ a Lurking Malady in the N.F.L.,” Dec. 13: As a headache specialist and epidemiologist who has published research on improving migraine diagnosis and management for migraine, I applaud The New York Times for shedding light on the challenges of migraine diagnosis and treatment within the United States population. However, I am disappointed that your article did not focus on the evidence-based treatments for migraine, and instead mentioned “treatments” that are not considered evidence-based.
In addition, neurologists and headache specialists are trained physicians in evaluating and treating this highly prevalent and disabling condition.