All information on headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy
This book provides an overview of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of migraine. It was written by a leading scientist in the field and is aimed at all physicians who treat patients [...]
Renowned headache expert Professor Dr. Hartmut Göbel provides information on the types and causes of headaches and migraines, as well as modern diagnostic options and treatment methods, including alternative therapies. Furthermore, those affected receive important information and valuable tips on what [...]
According to the current study “Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021”, published on March 14, 2024 in Lancet Neurology, migraine [...]
Hartmut Göbel: Headaches - Causes, Mechanisms, Diagnosis, Therapy. 4th edition, 2024. ISBN 978-3-662-68872-4. This standard work on migraines, headaches, facial pain, and neuralgia comprehensively presents the current state of knowledge regarding their causes, diagnosis, and modern therapy.
Migraine: What forms does it take? How common is it? What causes migraines? How are attacks treated with medication? What is the practical application of acute medication? What new medications are available for [...]
Are you female, suffer from headaches, and are between your first and last menstrual period (between menarche and menopause), i.e., before menopause? Then you are warmly invited to participate in this scientific study. Headaches/migraines and [...]
Numerous brain regions relevant to the pathophysiology of migraine, the cranial vascular system, the dura mater, and the dorsal horn of the spinal cord express estrogen receptors. This allows painful stimuli to be modulated. Migraine attacks can be temporally related to the menstrual window [...]
The consequences of excessive alcohol consumption are a long-known phenomenon in human history. The painful repercussions are already described in the Bible in the book of Isaiah 5:11: “Woe to those who rise early in the morning, for the [...]
The part-time Master's program in Migraine and Headache Medicine was developed by the Kiel Pain Clinic in cooperation with the clinics for neurology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology and neurosurgery of the Kiel Faculty of Medicine, the institutes for epidemiology, ethics [...]
An information session about the planned part-time Master's program in Migraine and Headache Medicine at Kiel University will take place via Zoom on Thursday, May 27th at 5 pm. Details about the program can be found at https://zww-kiel.de/migraine-headache-medicine. [Link to the information session]
The Kiel Pain Clinic receives hundreds of inquiries daily regarding a possible link between a Covid-19 vaccination and the management of concurrent migraine treatment. Here are the most important answers: What is known about interactions between vaccinations [...]
Successful launch of the part-time academic Master's program at Kiel University: Master of Migraine and Headache Medicine (MMHM) The part-time academic Master's program Master of Migraine and Headache Medicine (MMHM) at Kiel University started in the winter semester [...]
Update: July 28, 2021: For important results of the study, see https://schmerzklinik.de/neue-studie-kopfschmerzbild-nach-impfung-gegen-covid-19-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-aufgeschluesselt/ The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes the infectious disease COVID-19. The disease has spread almost worldwide since the beginning of 2020. In addition to behavioral guidelines, [...]
Preparations for vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 are currently underway. The vaccinations are scheduled to begin on December 15, 2020, with staff at hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. Subsequently, other hospital staff will be vaccinated. Hospitals [...]
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, Chief Physician of the Kiel Pain Clinic, is considered by the editors of Fokus Gesundheit to be one of Germany's top physicians in the field of pain therapy, based on an independent assessment. [...]
The Medical Department of the University of Lübeck invites you to the inaugural lecture "Brain Doping... with Thyroid Hormones?!" by Dr. Anna Göbel, Habilitation in the field of "Experimental Neurology," on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. [...]
London, 10 January 2019. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is evaluating guidelines for health technologies, clinical care practices, and prevention on behalf of the UK Department of Health. The [...]
Headaches and migraines not only impair the lives of those affected, but also cause economic damage. Newly developed antibodies specifically target the molecular development process of migraines and can thus preventively reduce the likelihood [...]
Tension-type headaches are the most common type of headache. Local topical treatment with peppermint oil (Oleum menthae piperitae) has proven significantly effective compared to placebo in controlled studies. Peppermint oil acts through numerous mechanisms of action [...]
On November 29, 2017, the results of two studies on the efficacy of antibodies against CGRP for the prevention of chronic and episodic migraine, respectively, were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.1,2 The antibody therapy targets a molecule, [...]
