When the Brain Overreacts to the World

Migraine isn’t just a headache; it’s a neurological sensitivity that amplifies pain, light, sound, and internal signals.
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Understanding Migraine as a Brain Disorder

Migraine is a complex neurological condition involving altered brain excitability, sensory processing, and vascular responses. It doesn’t begin in the head alone; it starts in how the brain interprets stimuli and regulates pain. Repeated migraine attacks can reshape neural pathways, making the brain more reactive over time unless the cycle is interrupted.
It’s Not the Pain That Comes First. It’s the Brain.
Migraine attacks are the final expression of deeper neurological sensitivity that can be identified, modulated, and retrained.

Migraine Simply Explained

Migraines occur when the brain becomes overly responsive to internal or external triggers, such as stress, sleep changes, hormonal shifts, light, or sensory overload. This heightened sensitivity activates pain pathways, alters blood flow, and disrupts sensory regulation. Over time, the brain learns this response, turning episodic migraines into chronic ones. Neurorehabilitation focuses on calming this hyper-responsive system rather than chasing symptoms after they appear.

Symptoms

Migraines affect far more than just the head.
  • Pain Profile: Throbbing or pulsating pain, often one-sided, lasting hours to days.
  • Sensory Overload: Extreme sensitivity to light, sound, smell, or movement.
  • Neurological Changes: Visual disturbances, aura, tingling, and speech difficulty in some individuals.
  • Systemic Effects: Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, brain fog, emotional withdrawal.

Assessments

Decoding why your brain triggers migraine.
  • Detailed Migraine Pattern Mapping
  • Neurological & Sensory Processing Evaluation
  • Trigger & Threshold Analysis
  • Autonomic Nervous System Assessment
  • Hormonal, Sleep, and Lifestyle Review
  • Imaging & Advanced Testing (when clinically required)

Treatment

Targeted therapies to reduce brain hypersensitivity and attack frequency.
  • Neuromodulation: Non-invasive techniques to stabilise migraine-related brain circuits
  • Neurorehabilitation: Training the brain to tolerate sensory input safely
  • Physical Therapy: Addressing cervical, jaw, and muscular contributors
  • Behavioural & Stress Therapies: Reducing trigger sensitivity and anticipatory anxiety
  • Lifestyle Recalibration: Sleep, nutrition, hydration, and trigger management

Outcomes

With consistent, personalised care, individuals often experience fewer migraine days, reduced severity, shorter attack duration, improved sensory tolerance, and better daily functioning, without constant dependence on medication.

The Buddhi Clinic Advantage

Treating migraine at its neurological source
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We integrate neurology, rehabilitation medicine, brain-based therapies, and mind-body regulation to interrupt migraine cycles and restore balance to an over-responsive nervous system.

FAQ

Answers for a Sensitive Brain
Migraine involves neurological hypersensitivity and systemic symptoms beyond pain.
Yes. Some migraines present mainly with aura, nausea, or sensory discomfort.
Not necessarily. With proper neurorehabilitation, frequency and intensity can be reduced significantly.
Triggers often reveal an already sensitive nervous system rather than cause migraine directly.
Yes. Many benefit from non-pharmacological brain and nervous system therapies.