All information on continuing education and conferences on headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy
By far the most common cause of migraine occurring on 15 or more days per month, or of a mixed picture of migraine and tension-type headaches with 15 or more headache days per month, is [...]
Approximately 50% of patients with more than 15 headache days per month for at least 3 months have, in addition to their original primary headache disorder, medication overuse headache as a contributing factor to the increasing frequency of headache days per month [...]
The International Headache Society (IHS) has awarded Prof. Hartmut Göbel of the Kiel Pain Clinic the international certificate “Headache Master accredited by the International Headache Society”. The Headache Master program was one of the most significant innovations in 2013 [...]
At the beginning of the year, one sufferer wrote a letter to her migraine: Dear migraine, it is still very difficult for me to make "friends" with you in 2014, even though I realized again today that you [...]
The online community www.headbook.me facilitates in-depth networking and the exchange of experiences on all topics related to migraines and headaches. In the internet age, active self-help and independent information gathering are becoming increasingly important. Our healthcare system allows [...]
Our nationally and internationally popular migraine app for iPhone and iPad was updated at the beginning of the year to reflect the new iOS 7 and is now also available in an iPad version. [...]
On December 13, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of a new acute migraine therapy using magnetic stimulation. The procedure is known as "Cerena transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)." This is the first approval of a medical device [...]
Wedding photo of Cosima and Richard Wagner. The interview about the Wagner-BMJ article with Liliane Jolitz from the Lübecker Nachrichten. Lübecker Nachrichten: As a migraine expert, you are known far beyond Germany. Apparently [...]
Research: "Compulsive plague! Pain without end!" How Richard Wagner played out his Migraine in the Opera Siegfried Kiel/London, December 13, 2013. In a paper published in the Christmas edition of the British [...]
Kiel/London, December 12, 2013. Chronic migraine was the composer Richard Wagner's "main torment" of his life. Researchers at the Kiel Pain Clinic have now been able to demonstrate for the first time that his experience is reflected in his most famous works [...]
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: [...]
The Federal Council has before it a decision regarding the amendment of the prescription drug regulations for the migraine medications sumatriptan and zolmitriptan. A decision on this is to be made at the Federal Council meeting on November 8, 2013. The lead Health Committee of the [...]
Sumatriptan (nasal and oral) and zolmitriptan (oral) are to be partially removed from prescription-only status as of October 1, 2013. This is planned by the 15th Ordinance Amending the Prescription Drug Ordinance of the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection. Previously, naratriptan [...]
You are cordially invited to the Headache Information Day at the practice of Dr. Astrid Gendolla on September 21, 2013 in Essen. Program available for download. Venue: Hotel Atlantic, Norbertstraße 2a, 45131 Essen. Program: 10:00-10:05 a.m. Opening and Welcome by Dr. Astrid Gendolla 10:05-11:00 a.m. [...]
Continuing Education Event: Pain from Head to Toe – Update 2013 – Dear colleagues, the Kiel Pain Clinic cordially invites you to an interdisciplinary continuing education event on the topic of “Pain from Head to Toe. Update 2013” on Saturday, August 31, 2013. [...]
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 [...]
Neuromodulation, specifically occipital neuromodulation (ONS), was approved in 2012 as a new treatment option for chronic migraine. Frequently asked questions about this new procedure are answered in the NDR report above and in the text below: […]
Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg lag behind in the provision of pain therapists. In Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, around 40 percent of all patients with chronic pain are not receiving medical treatment. And only the [...]
https://schmerzklinik.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Weltweite-Studie-Kern-hr1-hr-online.de_1.mp3 https://schmerzklinik.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Weltweite-Studie-Folgerungen-hr1-hr-online.de_1.mp3 https://schmerzklinik.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Katja-Flint-hr1-hr-online.de_1.mp3 https://schmerzklinik.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kulturradio-migraene-03072013.mp3 Kiel/Ulm/Oxford/Boston, June 23, 2013. In the most comprehensive migraine study to date, an international consortium of researchers has discovered five new gene regions that are considered partly responsible for the development of migraines. The study opens new doors for [...]
In June 2013, the International Headache Society (IHS) published the beta version of the 3rd edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-IIIβ). In recent years, numerous new insights into the diagnosis and classification of headaches have emerged [...]
