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September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011

The 10-20 rule in migraine and headache therapy

An increase and intensification of headaches due to overuse of painkillers or triptans must always be suspected when acute medication is required on more than ten days per month, regardless of the dose [...]

July 29, 2011 July 29, 2011

Symposium with CSG eV: Cluster Headache Competence Center

5 years of specialized competence center at the Kiel Pain Clinic in cooperation with the Federal Association of Self-Help Groups for Cluster Headache Sufferers and their Relatives The Center for Rare Headache Disorders with Cluster Headache Competence Center at the Kiel Pain Clinic was founded in 2006 by [...]

July 26, 2011 July 26, 2011

Meeting of Headbook members and former patients

The members of our Migraine and Headache Network Headbook are meeting again this year. This time we're going on a mini-cruise (August 5-7, 2011) to Oslo. On the morning of August 5th From 9:00 a.m. there will be lectures on topics related to [...]

June 29, 2011 June 29, 2011

Self-medication with triptans

Self-medication of migraine attacks with over-the-counter triptans Since April 2006, Naratriptan as Formigran® 2.5 mg in small packs of 2 tablets can also be purchased from the pharmacy without a prescription. Formigran® has the same active ingredients as the [...]

April 15 ,

Migraines: 17,000 per day incapacitated

Statistically, almost 17,000 employees are absent from work every day in German companies due to headaches and migraines. According to its latest health report, the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance company alone recorded over 300,000 days of absence in 2010 [...]

March 3, 2011 March 3, 2011

Pain therapy guide for Schleswig-Holstein

Those suffering from migraines, headaches, back pain, and other chronic pain are particularly interested in knowing where to find targeted help locally. Prof. [...] has developed a new guide to a modern healthcare landscape

January 13, 2011 January 13, 2011

Successfully combat headaches together with Headbook

What is headbook.me? What can headbook.me offer? Sharing knowledge and information and benefiting from the experiences of others is very easy today with social networks. In recent years, a variety of social [...]

October 22, 2010 October 22, 2010

Risk factor for migraine discovered in genetic makeup

First risk factor for widespread migraine forms discovered in the genome [media id=36] Kiel, Cologne, Ulm – August 31, 2010. Scientists from the Kiel Pain Clinic and the University of Cologne/Ulm, in collaboration with [...], have discovered a risk factor for widespread migraine forms in the genome for the first time [media id=36]

September 21, 2010 September 21, 2010

Relieve pain, improve sleep

Panel discussion on the topic of "Pain and Sleep" with Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Zulley and Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Göbel on September 11, 2010 in the Bad Godesberg Town Hall. On September 11, a panel discussion took place in the Bonn-Bad Godesberg Town Hall [...]

September 18, 2010 September 18, 2010

Application form

The Kiel Pain Clinic treats over 1,700 patients annually from all over Germany. To ensure care for all patients, it was included in the hospital plan at the end of 2013. Our treatment concept focuses on neurological pain conditions such as [...]

August 26, 2010 August 26, 2010

Federal Cross of Merit awarded to Dr. Harald Müller

Dr. Harald Müller was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Christian Wulff. Dr. Müller has been the Chairman of the Federal Association of Self-Help Groups of [...] since its founding

September 19 ,

New! 5th edition: Successfully combating migraines

The patient guide "Successfully Combating Headaches and Migraines" by Prof. Hartmut Göbel will be published in October 2009 in its fully updated 5th edition. Chin up – because you can do something yourself to combat headaches and migraines! [...]

March 17, 2009 March 17, 2009

Prof. Fumihiko Sakai visits pain clinic

Professor Fumihiko Sakai, President of the Japanese Neurological Society and President of the Asian Headache Society, visited the Kiel Pain Clinic from March 1st to 2nd, 2009. In Asia, the treatment of headache disorders is still [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

I. Sallay, C. Wulkopf: Yes, the pain

[media id=14 width=500 height=282] Imre Sallay dedicated the song “Ja, der Schmerz” (Yes, the Pain), set to music by Louis Ferrari, to the 10th anniversary celebration of the Kiel Pain Clinic. Munich opera singer Cornelia Wulkopf sings the song [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

New treatments for migraines: CGRP antagonists

CGRP antagonists: The successors of triptans? Dr. Axel Heinze, Dr. Katja Heinze-Kuhn and Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, Neurological-Behavioral Pain Clinic Kiel (https://schmerzklinik.de) The introduction of sumatriptan in migraine therapy from 1991 onwards not only decisively changed migraine treatment, [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

Birth defects and topiramate

The antiepileptic drug topiramate has also proven effective in preventing migraines. A study described in the scientific journal "Neurology" shows that taking topiramate during pregnancy increases the risk of migraines [...]

March 14, 2009 March 14, 2009

Migraine and breast cancer

Does migraine lead to a reduced risk of breast cancer? An American study (Li et al., 2008) suggests that women with migraine have a reduced risk of breast cancer. The study examined 3,000 women. [...]