Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, Head Physician of the Kiel Pain Clinic: Suicide headache, orphan of medicine, nameless headaches: These terms reflect a time when the medical care system barely recognized, diagnosed, or treated cluster headaches. In the [...]
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, Chief Physician of the Kiel Pain Clinic, is ranked among Germany's top physicians in the field of pain therapy in 2022 by the editors of Fokus Gesundheit, based on an independent assessment. [...]
The anniversary congress marking the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Federal Association of Cluster Headache Self-Help Groups (CSG) e.V. Suicide headache, orphan of medicine, nameless headaches: These terms reflect a time when the medical care system barely knew about cluster headaches, did not diagnose them, and [...]
A new study from the Kiel Pain Clinic involving 825 patients with cluster headaches shows that cluster headaches can present with considerable clinical variability. The inter- and intra-individual variability of the phenotype can contribute to the fact that the clinical headache phenotype is characterized by [...]
On Friday, February 27, 2020, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on its website that it recommends rejecting the marketing authorization application for Emgality® (galcanezumab) for the prophylaxis of episodic cluster headache in adults [...]
Patients with cluster headaches and severe migraine attacks rely on the use of sumatriptan 6 mg via an autoinjector (pen). This involves using a pen-like device to deliver the active ingredient from a cartridge at the push of a button [...]
Greeting from Hermann Gröhe: International headache researchers and sufferers will meet in Kiel from September 4th to 6th, 2015 for the 2015 European Cluster Headache Conference. The conference is being held under the patronage of Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, at [...]
Isoptin RR: Unusually long delivery times. For the preventive treatment of cluster headaches, many patients rely on a constant dose of sustained-release verapamil. This dosage form releases the active ingredient verapamil slowly and continuously over 12 hours [...]
Cluster headaches are one of the most severe pain disorders known to humankind. They are characterized by sudden, excruciating attacks of pain lasting 15-180 minutes, occurring on one side of the head, in the eye area, forehead, or temple. The frequency can be up to eight [...]
Kiel Headache Questionnaire in Turkish Kieler baş ağrısı anketi A rapid headache diagnosis is the most important step for targeted and effective treatment. In cooperation with the Federal Association of Cluster Headache Self-Help Groups (CSG) eV, [...]
The nominations for the 2014 achse-central prize have been announced. Among them is the joint project "Nationwide Network Against Trigeminal Autonomous Cephalgia" by the Federal Association of Cluster Headache Self-Help Groups (CSG) e.V., the Kiel Pain Clinic, and the Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company). It is [...]
The DGS Practice Guidelines are a project of the German Society for Pain Medicine (DGS) and the German Pain League (DSL). Their purpose is to develop comprehensive research and analysis of available scientific data, as well as [...]
ONS Service Material ONS Quick Guide - IPG ONS IPG Supine Position Emergency Instructions ONS IPG Prone Position Emergency Instructions For patients with therapy-resistant chronic migraine pain who do not respond adequately to other treatment methods, [...]
Recognized by the Schleswig-Holstein Medical Association with 10 continuing education credits, Category A: Diagnosis and therapy of chronic migraine and headache disorders. A continuing education event of the nationwide headache treatment network and the Migraine and Headache Center at the Kiel Pain Clinic. Time: [...]
Topics in pain medicine – for continuing education and professional development. Would you like to learn about changes, innovations, current topics, or trends in your field? Do you want practical information presented clearly and understandably? Are you facing [...]
For patients with particularly severe chronic migraine, chronic cluster headache, and other severe chronic pain, treatment options are often limited. Standard therapies no longer demonstrate satisfactory and lasting effectiveness. Recently, however, new possibilities have come to the fore [...]
At the Migraine and Headache Center of the Kiel Pain Clinic, we have introduced a specialized consultation service for the care of patients with severe, therapy-resistant forms of migraine and other chronic pain conditions, where [...]
Cluster headaches get their name from the fact that they occur in clusters, within distinct periods of time. These cluster periods can last from several weeks to several months or even years. [...]
According to a recent decision by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), the calcium antagonist verapamil will in future be prescribable under statutory health insurance for the indication of cluster headache, even beyond its current approved indication. The Federal Joint Committee has [...]
The Cluster Headache Competence Center at the Kiel Pain Clinic and the Federal Association of Cluster Headache Self-Help Groups (CSG) eV organized the 3rd Kiel [...] on August 10th and 11th, 2012 at the Kiel Pain Clinic, Heikendorfer Weg 9-27, 24149 Kiel
