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We offer the following quotes and websites as a brief sampling of what we found. Other sites of interest can be found in Resources.

The British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH), www.bash.org.uk
"Guidelines for Doctors in the Diagnosis and Management of Migraine and Tension-type Headaches” 2nd edition, revised August, 2004. Cure is not a realistic aim and patients need to understand this. The shared objective should be control of symptoms so that the effect of the illness on the patient’s life and lifestyle is the least it can be."

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health, www.ninds.nih.gov
21st Century Prevention and Management of Migraine Headaches,” December 2001.
"In many medical circles, migraine is still not accepted as a legitimate medical disorder, because it cannot be evaluated using objective tests, is not life-threatening, and is episodic rather than chronic."

World Headache Alliance www.www.w-h-a.org
"Unfortunately there is no cure for migraine. The phrase ‘migraine cure’ is misleading because it implies that there is a single therapy that works to alleviate migraine for sufferers, but this is not the case."

The Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com
"Although there's still no cure, medications can help reduce the frequency of migraine headaches and stop the pain once it has started."

Dr. Joel R. Saper, M.D., F.A.C.P., Director, Michigan Head-Pain & Neurological Institute, for M.A.G.N.U.M. (Migraine Awareness Group: A National Understanding for Migraineurs)

"There is no condition of such magnitude that is as shrouded in myth, misinformation, and mistreatment as is this condition [Migraine], and there are few conditions which are as disabling during the acute attack."  Dr. Saper stated that "Migraine is a serious and underestimated health problem ... Patients with Migraine are shunted along an assembly line of misdiagnosis, under treatment, or frank mismanagement. They are subjected to unnecessary procedures and preventable consequences."

Migraines: Myth Vs. Reality An Understanding of Migraine Disease & Tips for Migraine Management

Michael John Coleman and Terri Miller Burchfield of M.A.G.N.U.M.

“There is no known cure for the Migraine disease, only treatments for the symptoms. Furthermore, such treatments are not yet wholly effective and Migraineurs may show a diminished tolerance to a variety of medications, treatments, and pain management regiments.”

“We are far from a cure, let alone a sure-fired treatment, for Migraine.”

We have yet to discover a single “medical” reference to the possibility that a structural imbalance could be a factor with migraines and headaches.

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