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July 30, 2018 July 30, 2018

EU Commission approves approval for erenumab (Aimovig)

July 30, 2018. The migraine immunotherapy with the active ingredient erenumab (Aimovig) can now also be sold in the EU. The US approval was initially given in May 2018, followed by approval in Switzerland in July. Now the [...]

February 17, 2018 February 17, 2018

How pain can change

The sensation of pain is influenced by many factors - including gender, time of day and handedness. Prof. Hartmut Göbel answers frequently asked questions: Why is pain sensitivity increased at night? Professor Hartmut Göbel: [...]

October 8, 2017 October 8, 2017

Digital progress control in migraine and headache therapy

The migraine app has been around for a year. Over 70,000 people in Germany alone already use it regularly on Apple's iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android devices. The medical consultation hours were changed as a result. It is now more obvious [...]

March 12, 2017 March 12, 2017

Our new clinic brochure

Dear reader, The new clinic brochure from the Kiel Pain Clinic has been updated and expanded. It is available for you to download here. The brochure has been supplemented with important innovations, such as information on the treatment process and [...]

December 30, 2016 December 30, 2016

Alcohol, hangovers, hangovers and delayed alcohol-induced headaches

The origin of the name “Tomcat” is not exactly clear. One explanation is based on the proximity to the term “catarrh”. In popular terms, this refers to a symptom complex of headaches, malaise and a feeling of illness. The origins are also discussed in connection with the term “cat whine” as a miserable feeling after an intoxication. This reflects the painfully plaintive nocturnal whining of tomcats in heat. In the student language of Goethe's time, the term “Kotzen-Jammer” is used, which aptly addresses nausea, vomiting, feeling ill, headaches including remorse and self-reproach for consuming too much alcohol.

October 1, 2016 October 1, 2016

The new migraine app – the service page

The migraine app documents the course of migraines and headaches with active data entry. It reports back aggregated information from the data set and thus supports patients and the attending physicians in monitoring progress and success as well as adjusting therapy. The migraine app contains extensive reporting, information and self-help tools.

June 9, 2016 June 9, 2016

Why pain has been excluded from medicine

Pain is part of the conscious inventory of our lives. The experience of pain is immediately accessible to the perceiver by perceiving it [1,2]. Every child, every feeling person already knows from their own experience what pain is. An explanation, a [...]

May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016

CGRP, Gepante and monoclonal antibodies in migraine therapy

Migraine is one of the most serious disabling diseases affecting humanity. According to a current overview by the WHO, migraine is listed as the 6th most disabling disease. If one considers the complication of headache due to overuse of medication [...]

January 6, 2016 January 6, 2016

Back pain and cold season

According to a recent survey, almost twice as many Germans complain about back pain during the cold season. The most common forms of back pain are part of a healthy life. They can protect us from passivity and motivate us [...]