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New Study by Curelator Reveals Surprisingly Variable Relationship between Peak Pain Severity and Stress in Individuals with Chronic Migraine

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Curelator Inc. today announced new data with what is the first study to prospectively examine daily peak pain severity patterns and the day-to-day relationship between peak severity and perceived stress, in individuals with chronic migraine.

Key Points: 
  • - The study concluded that, on average, peak pain severity was higher on days in which the individual perceived higher stress levels.
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Curelator Inc. today announced new data with what is the first study to prospectively examine daily peak pain severity patterns and the day-to-day relationship between peak severity and perceived stress, in individuals with chronic migraine.
  • Some individuals showed no relationship between stress and peak pain severity, or even presented lower peak severity on days with higher stress.
  • Perceived stress and pain severity in individuals with chronic migraine: a longitudinal cohort study using daily prospective diary data.

New Study by Curelator Reveals Surprisingly Variable Relationship between Peak Pain Severity and Stress in Individuals with Chronic Migraine

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Curelator Inc. today announced new data with what is the first study to prospectively examine daily peak pain severity patterns and the day-to-day relationship between peak severity and perceived stress, in individuals with chronic migraine.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Curelator Inc. today announced new data with what is the first study to prospectively examine daily peak pain severity patterns and the day-to-day relationship between peak severity and perceived stress, in individuals with chronic migraine.
  • divorce or death of a family member, may increase the risk of progression to chronic migraine, whilst day to day stress levels may be associated with occurrence and/or the peak pain severity of migraine attacks.
  • Some individuals showed no relationship between stress and peak pain severity, or even presented lower peak severity on days with higher stress.
  • Perceived stress and pain severity in individuals with chronic migraine: a longitudinal cohort study using daily prospective diary data.

New Study by the University of Calgary and Curelator Reveals Surprising Lack of Association Between Stress and Migraine

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 25, 2021

- The study is the largest stress-migraine study to date, following 351 patients over three months and analyzed 2115 migraine episodes.

Key Points: 
  • - The study is the largest stress-migraine study to date, following 351 patients over three months and analyzed 2115 migraine episodes.
  • - Done in collaboration with the University of Calgary,the study is unique in that it examines individual patterns rather than aggregate ones.
  • The study concludes that only 7.1% of patients had a majority of their attacks associated with increased levels of perceived stress.
  • In addition, in all individuals, only 24% of migraine attacks were preceded by increased levels of perceived stress.