Can mindfulness training help reduce migraines?

Researchers want to understand whether mindfulness training—a practice focused on attention and awareness—can help reduce migraines when used alongside your regular medications. This study will use specialized brain imaging devices to look for changes in brain activity that might explain how mindfulness works for migraine relief.

While early research suggests mindfulness may reduce migraine frequency and improve mood, scientists don't yet understand exactly how it works in the brain. By identifying the brain changes that occur with mindfulness training, researchers hope to create more targeted and personalized migraine treatments.