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June 22, 2013 June 22, 2013

Headache Classification III Beta released

In June 2013, the International Headache Society (IHS) released the beta version of the 3rd edition of the International Headache Classification (ICHD-IIIβ). In recent years, numerous new findings have been made regarding the diagnosis and classification [...]

April 27, 2013 April 27, 2013

Post-programming neuromodulation (ONS)

At the Migraine and Headache Center at the Kiel Pain Clinic, we have introduced a specialized consultation for the care of patients with severe, therapy-resistant forms of migraine and other chronic pain diseases, during which the following [...]

February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013

Cap San Diego visits pain clinic

The CAP SAN DIEGO has been lying in the Schwentine estuary in front of the Kiel pain clinic for a few days. She is the largest seaworthy museum cargo ship in the world. Its elegant silhouette is otherwise part of the Hamburg harbor panorama, just like the Speicherstadt [...]

February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013

Spring atmosphere on the Schwentine

Winter storms gave way to the blissful moon, spring shines in a mild light; light and lovely on the gentle air, weaving wonders, he sways. . . Thomas Paragnik has the Mailicht at the Kiel Pain Clinic and the [...]

February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013

Stop the headache – the course for children

“Stop the Headache” uses modern psychological procedures and under the guidance of experienced course instructors to help reduce or reduce chronic tension headaches and/or migraines in children and young people between the ages of eight and fourteen.

February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013

Innovative forms of care in pain therapy

Pain is the most common cause of human health problems. Nevertheless, until just a few years ago, pain therapy was considered the stepchild of medicine. The upheavals and almost breathtaking innovative developments our generation is currently experiencing can be exemplified [...]

February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013

Biofeedback in migraine and headache therapy

In biofeedback therapy, the therapist usually uses a technical device to measure a specific body function and passes this information back to the patient. For migraines- [...]

February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013

New: migraine community headbook.me

Headbook was put online in December 2009 as a migraine and headache community and was the further development of our migraine forum at the Kiel Pain Clinic. The possibilities for exchange on the Internet continued to develop rapidly. The current version has nothing [...]

February 27, 2013 February 27, 2013

WHO: Lack of attention

The World Health Organization and the global headache campaign “Lifting the Burden” published an atlas on the prevalence of headache disorders and resources for care in 2011. The main messages of this key WHO publication on migraines and headaches describe [...]

February 27, 2013 February 27, 2013

Organizational deficits hinder adequate pain therapy

The inadequate care for the common diseases migraines and headaches does not primarily result from a lack of scientific knowledge about the cause and treatment of headaches. These are available in a wide variety today. The supply deficits are [...]

February 16, 2013 February 16, 2013

Headache medication use in Germany

Migraine and headache medications are used as everyday “food” by many people. Every year, more than 3 billion individual doses of painkillers are taken nationwide through self-medication alone, an estimated 85% of them for headaches. In Germany, per [...]

February 16, 2013 February 16, 2013

Headaches are the most common brain disorder

43.5 billion annually in direct and indirect costs The high direct and indirect costs mean that, after senile dementia and stroke, migraines and other headache diseases are among the three most expensive neurological diseases with the highest [...]

February 9, 2013 February 9, 2013

Cluster headache and decompressive ethmoido-sphenoidectomy

Cluster headaches get their name because they occur frequently in specific periods of time, in so-called clusters. The time span of the cluster periods can be several weeks, several months or years. [...]

January 11, 2013 January 11, 2013

Neuromodulation (ONS) for chronic pain

There are only a few effective treatment options for particularly severely affected patients with chronic migraines and other severe chronic pain. Standard therapy procedures are usually without lasting effectiveness. In the latest [...]

January 9, 2013 January 9, 2013

Migraine calendar on Android

We regularly receive inquiries as to whether we would like to make our popular migraine and headache calendar for the iPhone also available for the Android operating system. Of course, we also thought about Android users. These can use our web app [...]

December 29, 2012 December 29, 2012

In memory of Dr. med. Stella Irini Muurling

In memory of Dr. med. Stella Irini Muurling * December 12, 1961 December 20, 2012 † The colleagues at the Kiel Pain Clinic mourn the loss of the head physician at the Kompass Clinic Kiel. The so [...]

December 9, 2012 December 9, 2012

Triptans, SSRIs and Serotonin Syndrome

In 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning regarding a possible life-threatening risk of serotonin syndrome when triptans are used in combination with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or a selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor ( SNRI) uses [...]

November 25, 2012 November 25, 2012

40th Congress of the Japanese Headache Society

The Japanese Headache Society led from November 15th. will hold its 40th anniversary congress in Tokyo from November 18, 2012. This special congress was attended by more than 2,000 Japanese neurologists and headache experts. At the invitation of the President of the Japanese Headache Society and [...]

November 25, 2012 November 25, 2012

15 years of cooperation Kiel-Essen

The regional pain center in Essen under the direction of Dr. Astrid Gendolla in Essen organized the traditional Essen Pain Talks from November 23rd to 24th, 2012 in Essen. This year's event was held under the anniversary motto "15 years of cooperation between Kiel - [...]