All information on migraine research, migraine diagnostics and migraine therapy
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel: Patients and doctors have chosen the best physicians nationwide in the FOCUS physician ranking. Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Göbel, head physician of the Kiel Pain Clinic, is among the top doctors according to the editors of Focus [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At the Migraine and Headache Center of the Kiel Pain Clinic, we have introduced a specialized consultation service for the care of patients with severe, therapy-resistant forms of migraine and other chronic pain conditions, where [...]
KIEL. Professor Dr. Hartmut Göbel has been awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, by Federal President Joachim Gauck. Minister-President Torsten Albig presented the award on Thursday, February 28, in Kiel. The [...]
“Stop the Headache” uses modern psychological methods and, under the guidance of experienced instructors, helps to reduce or alleviate chronic tension headaches and/or migraines in children and adolescents between eight and fourteen years of age
Pain is the most common cause of human health problems. Nevertheless, until just a few years ago, pain therapy was considered the neglected stepchild of medicine. The upheavals and truly breathtaking innovative developments our generation is currently experiencing can be exemplified by [...]
In biofeedback therapy (feedback, from the English word meaning "to transmit back"), the therapist typically uses a technical device to measure a specific bodily function and transmits this information back to the patient. In the case of migraine [...]
Headbook was launched 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 online exchange developed rapidly. The current version has nothing [...]
In 2011, the World Health Organization and the global campaign against headaches, "Lifting the Burden," published an atlas on the prevalence of headache disorders and resources for their care. The main messages of this key WHO publication on migraine and headaches describe [...]
The inadequate care for the common ailments of migraine and headaches does not primarily stem from a lack of scientific knowledge regarding the causes and treatment of headaches. A wide variety of such knowledge is now readily available. The gaps in care are [...]
Migraine and headache medications are used by many people as everyday "foods." Nationwide, more than 3 billion individual doses of painkillers are taken annually through self-medication alone, an estimated 85% of them for headaches. In Germany, [...]
Annual direct and indirect costs of €43.5 billion. These high direct and indirect costs mean that, after age-related dementia and stroke, migraine and other headache disorders are among the three most expensive neurological diseases, with the [...]
Cluster headaches get their name from the fact that they occur in clusters, within distinct periods of time. These cluster periods can last from several weeks to several months or even years. [...]
