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All information on headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy

December 30, 2016 December 30, 2016

Alcohol, hangovers, and delayed alcohol-induced headaches

The origin of the name "hangover" is not entirely clear. One explanation points to its connection with the term "catarrh," which colloquially refers to a complex of symptoms including headache, nausea, and a general feeling of illness. Another explanation is its association with the term "cat's lament," describing the miserable feeling after a binge. This reflects the painful, plaintive, nocturnal wailing of male cats in heat. In the student slang of Goethe's time, the term "vomiting lament" was used, aptly describing nausea, vomiting, a general feeling of illness, headache, and even regret and self-reproach for excessive alcohol consumption.

October 1, 2016 October 1, 2016

The new migraine app

The migraine app documents the course of migraines and headaches with active data entry. It reports aggregated information from the data set, thus supporting both patients and their doctors in monitoring progress and treatment success, as well as adjusting therapy. The migraine app includes comprehensive reporting, information, and self-help tools.

January 6, 2016 January 6, 2016

Back pain and cold season

According to a recent survey, almost twice as many Germans complain of back pain during the colder months. The most common forms of back pain are actually part of a healthy lifestyle. They can prevent inactivity and motivate us [...]

August 10, 2014 August 10, 2014

Migraine Health Academy

Many people with migraines have heard this saying before: "Everyone gets a bit of a headache now and then." Or: "Most people just imagine they have migraines; it's not a real illness." No [...]

June 2, 2014 June 2, 2014

“I have chronic migraines”

Migraine is a neurological disorder. Most sufferers show no outward signs of the illness unless you encounter them during an acute attack. Migraine, especially chronic migraine, is not a simple headache, but one of the most severe pain conditions that can afflict people. Women are particularly affected. It's not just the typical, usually one-sided, stabbing, throbbing, pulsating headaches that are present – ​​the entire body is affected. Sometimes the attack begins with aura symptoms, and sufferers also experience nausea and/or vomiting, dizziness, exhaustion, sensitivity to light and noise, social isolation, and depression. Migraine is an independent primary disease and not a symptom of another illness! Sufferers are neither unwilling to work, mentally ill, nor are they seeking attention. They simply expect not to be discriminated against due to prejudice. Three sufferers describe their experience...

May 1, 2014 May 1, 2014

Kidney and painkillers

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VRsFrOT1KXA Painkillers for chronic pain should only be used under medical supervision. The NDR-Viste report shows the potential consequences of uncoordinated pain therapy. Kidney damage, persistent headaches, and psychological complications from the misuse of headache medication necessitate adequate monitoring. In specialized [...]

April 26 ,

Medication overuse headache

Approximately 50% of patients with more than 15 headache days per month for at least 3 months have medication-overuse headache (MOH) as an additional underlying cause for the increasing frequency of headache days, in addition to their original primary headache disorder. [...]

April 18 ,

CSG eV, pain clinic and TK project nominated for the Achse-Central Prize

The nominations for the 2014 achse-central prize have been announced. Among them is the joint project "Nationwide Network Against Trigeminal Autonomous Cephalgia" by the Federal Association of Cluster Headache Self-Help Groups (CSG) e.V., the Kiel Pain Clinic, and the Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company). It is [...]