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February 2, 2025 February 2, 2025

Horst-Eberhard Richter: The pain in phenomenological classification

Reviewed by Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Göbel, 20.12.2024 Wilhelm Rimpau, Hans-Jürgen Wirth (ed.): The pain in phenomenological classification. Psychosozial-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (Gießen) 2023. 158 pages. ISBN 978-3-8379-3251-5. D: 29.90 EUR, A: 30.80 EUR. Series: Forum Psychosocial. More information at [...]

January 24, 2025 January 24, 2025

headache after covid 19 vaccination differences between vaccines

Göbel et al. examined headaches after COVID-19 vaccinations in a recent study with 18,544 participants. Depending on the vaccine, the headaches occurred at different times and with varying intensity. On average, headaches began 12 hours [...]

January 18, 2025 January 18, 2025

Podcast: Help in the pain universe

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel and PD Dr. Carl Göbel report on their work at the Kiel Pain Clinic in the Schleswig-Holstein Medical Association podcast

October 27, 2024 October 27, 2024

Invitation to the survey: Cluster headaches in women and men

Do you have a diagnosed cluster headache? Do you want to help improve care for cluster headaches in the long term? Then we invite you to take part in our survey! Dear cluster headache patient, cluster headache is a particularly severe headache disorder with [...]

October 26, 2024 October 26, 2024

On dealing with pain | SWR night café

There are pains that just won't go away no matter what you try. But how do you live with ailments that seem to have no way out? Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel from the Kiel Pain Clinic explains and classifies the diseases and gives tips on dealing with and treating chronic pain.

June 18, 2024 June 18, 2024

Treating migraine attacks during pregnancy

How to treat migraine attacks during pregnancy? Mild migraine attacks during pregnancy should be treated non-medication by means of isolation, rest, relaxation and ice packs. For nausea and vomiting, metoclopramide can be used throughout pregnancy [...]

May 19, 2024 May 19, 2024

Digital relaxation

Through sensitivity to tension for relaxation as therapy Prof. Dr. H. Göbel Contemporary therapy for migraines, headaches and other pain disorders is not based solely on medication but also includes behavioral medicine treatment methods with [...]

March 29, 2024 March 29, 2024

Migraine is the most important risk factor for stroke in young adults

Recent studies have shown that women under 45 years of age are more likely to suffer a stroke than men.- Most strokes are caused by so-called “traditional” vascular risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. However, women have a lower [...]

March 24, 2024 March 24, 2024

happy Easter

“Pain is atonement” was the saying in the Middle Ages. “Pain is based on a mechanical basis” said René Descartes. Anyone who experiences pain does not need anyone to explain to them what suffering is. He knows what pain is. Easter gives hope, [...]

February 18, 2024 February 18, 2024

NEW: Hartmut Göbel: The headache. 4th edition, 2024

Hartmut Göbel: Headaches - causes, mechanisms, diagnostics, therapy. 4th edition, 2024. ISBN 978-3-662-68872-4. The standard work on migraines, headaches, facial pain and neuralgia comprehensively conveys the current state of knowledge about their causes, diagnostics and contemporary therapy.

December 11, 2023 December 11, 2023

Migraine app received extensive update 2.3.2 (2128) with new features

The migraine app received a comprehensive update 2.3.2 (2128) on December 9th, 2023. Many new functions have been added. The migraine app has been expanded to include numerous additional services. The documentation of the course and the success of the therapy was expanded. The data [...]

December 5, 2023 December 5, 2023

Prevention of migraines: Migraine app tips from Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel

What are the goals of migraine prevention with medication? When should migraine prevention medication start? What components does migraine prevention include? What criteria should the medication selection be based on? Which medicines can be used? How is onabotulinumtoxinA used in chronic [...]