https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa01/medicina_nei_secoli <p><strong>Medicina nei secoli: Journal of history of medicine and medical humanities</strong>, founded in 1964, is an international peer-reviewed Journal published by Sapienza University of Rome (Sapienza University Press). Since 1989, MnS has been edited by the <span style="font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">History of Medicine and Bioethics Unit of the Department of </span><span style="font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Molecular Medicine.</span></p> <p><strong>MnS</strong> publishes original research papers, critical reviews and short communications devoted to all aspects of History of Medicine and Biomedicine, History of Healthcare and Health Professions, History of Bioethics and Medical Humanities.</p> <p><strong>Editor</strong></p> <p>Valentina Gazzaniga</p> <p><strong>Journal Information</strong></p> <p>Language: English/<span style="font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Italian</span></p> <p>Frequency: Quarterly: 3 issues/year<br />Format: 20 x 27 cm</p> Sapienza University Press en-US Medicina nei Secoli: Journal of History of Medicine and Medical Humanities 0394-9001 https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa01/medicina_nei_secoli/article/view/3154 <p class="p1">This article is based on a research that explored the illness</p> <p class="p1">experiences of 16 women with chronic migraine and the healing</p> <p class="p1">practices employed in their daily lives. The term “healing</p> <p class="p1">practices” refers here to techniques, strategies, and adaptations</p> <p class="p1">employed to alleviate or more effectively manage migraine</p> <p class="p1">symptoms and episodes. These practices may, in some</p> <p class="p2">cases, interact with and influence the use and effectiveness</p> <p class="p1">of pharmacological treatments, while in others, they function</p> <p class="p1">independently of any medication intake. We analyze, on one</p> <p class="p1">side, which meanings are given to these practices and why</p> <p class="p2">they are considered to be effective once identified; on the oth<span class="s1">er,</span></p> <p class="p1">how, biomedically speaking, they can reduce the symptom</p> <p class="p1">severity and perception by acting on a biochemical and pathophysiological</p> <p class="p1">level.</p> Chiara Moretti Giuseppe Bonavina Copyright (c) 2025 Chiara Moretti, Giuseppe Bonavina https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2025-06-10 2025-06-10 37 2 1 34 10.13133/2531-7288/3154