by Michael Smith (Veshengro)
Studies have shown that veterans suffer from extreme headaches, commonly known as migraines, at more than double and as much as four times the prevalence of the general population.
It is unfortunate to see that at a rapidly increasing rate, military personnel are experiencing migraines, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other illnesses linked to traumatic brain injury.
The National Headache Foundation (NHF), a volunteer non-profit organization, and the War Veterans Health Resource Initiative are hard at work on this case.
The War Veterans Health Resource Initiative provides military personnel with comprehensive information on dealing with migraines and their associated symptoms. Details can be found at www.headaches.org/warveterans/index.html, where other free resources are readily available as well.
Thousands of veterans return home suffering from invisible wounds that result from brain injury, emotional trauma, or both. In fact, 19% of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine and migraine is suspected in another 17%! Few people realize that these wounds can disable even the most physically fit and mentally resilient men and women who serve in our armed forces.
The NHF wants to do its part in helping them find the treatment and services they need and is also encouraging our returning veterans and their healthcare providers to attend a 2011 regional conference to help fight the battle against migraine & headache and traumatic brain injury & posttraumatic stress disorder on Saturday, March 5, 2011 in Augusta, GA.
Being someone who does also suffer from serious headaches at times, which are probably due to having used firearms for a long period of my life and also other noisy things, and also due to a number of head injuries, I can feel with those that suffer and services like the ones written about here are a vitial lifeline.
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