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Vick, Chicago, IL, and Kathy Sexton-Radek, Elmhurst, IL  \nAbstract  \nThis research project extends a previous study (Vick & Sexton-Radek, 1999) in examining the relationship between artmaking and pain among 127 migraine sufferers. A basic overview of migraine symptoms and treatment is presented along with a discussion of concepts relating to “migraine art”in order to provide a context for this project. Surveys dealing with headache history, pain experience, and artmaking practices were mailed to 371 participants in a national migraine art competition; both quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed. Participants reported that artmaking was more likely to trigger headaches than to alleviate them and that both the quantity and quality of studio work declined during headache episodes. In addition, participants identified numerous art materials and practices that they felt precipitated migrainesand noted avoidance strategies they used to manage their headaches. The implications of these counterintuitive findings for art therapy practice are discussed.  \nIntroduction  \nThis survey research project involves the exploration of the interplay of artmaking practices and headache pain in the lives of migraine sufferers. Our investigation was inspired in large part by a conversation the first author had with artist and migraineur Steve Perrault at the opening for the 1998 “Migraine Masterpieces” exhibit.1 When asked if he found his artmaking helped his migraines, he responded that this was not particularly the case, and in fact, the opposite was sometimes true (Vick, 1998) . Steve works in a style using very subtle gradations of color from pale to deep tones within distinctly defined, hard-edged portions ofthe paint-  \nEditor’s note: Randy M. Vick, MS, ATR-BC, LCPC, is Chair of the Department of Art Therapy at the School ofthe Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Kathy Sexton-Radek, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. The authors wish to thank the National Headache Foundation for its approval to conduct this study and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for its financial support in the copying and postage for the surveys. Correspondence concerning this article may be sent to Mr. Vick via e-mail at [rvick@artic.edu](rvick@artic.edu).  \ning (Figure 1). Due to the quick-drying nature of the acrylic paint he uses, it is necessary for him to work with speed and precision. Steve has identified this intense concentration as occasionally causing a migraine.  \nBecause migraine is a clinical specialization not familiar to most art therapists and the area of migraine art relates to several disciplines, a significant portion of the literature review is an overview of this complicated neurological syndrome and related topics. Diagnostic features, terminology, and demographic information are covered with particular attention to psychological and visual aspects of the illness. The use of art as an assessment, treatment, and research tool in the areas of headache and pain will be surveyed in order to establish a theoretical foundation for this study.  \nLiterature Review Migraine Description  \nMigraine is a neurovascular disease marked by severe, frequently one-sided headaches in combination with physical, neurological, and physiological features (Ferrari, 1998) . Sometimes known as a “sick headache,” the International Headache Society (HIS) (1988) broadly defines migraine by this combination of symptoms that co-occur with frequent, severe headache. It has been estimated that in the United States, 6% of men and 18% of women suffer from this disorder, creating an economic burden of approximately $13 million a year in absenteeism and reduced productivity (Hu, Markson, Lipton, Stewart, & Berger, 1999) . Lipton, Hamelsky, Kolodner, Steiner, and Stewart (2000) found that migraineurs experienc","cbCain8ii7B3GiYF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain8ii7B3GiYF","pdf",170986,12,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Literature Review\n## Migraine Description","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the study on artmaking and migraine pain?\",\"answer\":\"The study examined how artmaking practices relate to pain experiences in migraine sufferers, extending an earlier 1999 investigation and providing context through an overview of migraine symptoms and treatment and concepts related to “migraine art.”\"},{\"question\":\"How were participants recruited and what data were collected?\",\"answer\":\"Surveys covering headache history, pain experience, and artmaking practices were mailed to 371 participants in a national migraine art competition, and both quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed among migraine sufferers.\"},{\"question\":\"What counterintuitive findings did participants report about artmaking?\",\"answer\":\"Participants reported that artmaking was more likely to trigger headaches than to alleviate them, and that the quantity and quality of studio work declined during headache episodes; they also identified specific materials and practices they felt precipitated migraines and avoidance strategies used to manage headaches.\"}]","Art and Migraine: Researching the Relationship Between Artmaking and Pain Experience | PDF",1792073846]