By : Vincent Martin , MD , Guest Reviewer book review
Knock Out Headaches
The book Knock Out Headaches , written by Gary Ruoff , MD , is a “ must read ” for individuals who suffer from migraine .
Dr . Ruoff is a primary care physician who has spent more than 30 years caring for patients with migraine . He takes a primary care approach to headaches in this book , discussing not only their management , but also modification of lifestyle habits , the importance of correct posture and treatment of other disorders that often co-occur in headache patients . Such a “ holistic ” approach to the management of headache makes this book unique among educational books about headache disorders .
The book is particularly well written and easily understandable to the lay reader . It is divided into interesting chapters with titles to which the reader can relate . For example , one of the chapters is entitled , “ Not all headaches are created equal ” and another is entitled , “ The patient-doctor partnership .” Throughout the book Dr . Ruoff empowers the patient with information that will enable them to get their headaches under control . He stresses the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and the need for the patient to take an active role in the management of their headaches .
The book also contains “ real life ” stories of patients who have encountered headaches and how they have tried to manage them . These stories will connect with patients and make the book more interesting and readable . The tables and figures are excellent and serve to illustrate important concepts raised in the text of the book . Overall , I was quite impressed with this book and would recommend it
for any patient who is having problems controlling their headaches . Dr . Ruoff has truly hit a home run with this book or in his words “ knocked out headaches .”
VINCENT T . MARTIN , MD , is professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and vice president of the National Headache Foundation .
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