All information on headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy
Why skipping breakfast creates cravings for high-calorie foods: Fasting ultimately leads to an excessive intake of energy needs, especially in the evening. Fasting activates addictive and reward behaviors in the brain for high-calorie foods [...]
The question of whether botulinum toxin can also be used in cases of existing medication overuse headache (MOH) is causing confusion. The background and our conclusions from the Kiel Pain Clinic for practical application will therefore be explained below. [...]
Occipital nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic migraine. Chronic migraine is a particularly severe form of migraine. Affected patients suffer from severe headaches on more than 15 days per month. The high frequency of headache days [...]
According to a recent decision by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), the calcium antagonist verapamil will in future be prescribable under statutory health insurance for the indication of cluster headache, even beyond its current approved indication. The Federal Joint Committee has [...]
The Cluster Headache Competence Center at the Kiel Pain Clinic and the Federal Association of Cluster Headache Self-Help Groups (CSG) eV organized the 3rd Kiel [...] on August 10th and 11th, 2012 at the Kiel Pain Clinic, Heikendorfer Weg 9-27, 24149 Kiel
A global collaboration of scientists, including a research team from the Kiel Pain Clinic, has identified four new gene loci whose alterations significantly increase the risk of migraines. These recent discoveries provide important new insights [...]
The standard work on headaches, migraines, and neuralgia. Headaches are the number one health problem. Over 250 different primary diagnoses are currently distinguished. This work comprehensively and uniquely on the German market describes the classification and diagnosis of all [...]
Acetylsalicylic acid should not be taken during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy unless medically necessary. This is due to the increased risk of miscarriage and birth defects. New studies now show that even [...]
Approximately 10-15% of all Europeans suffer from migraines. Recent research suggests, among other things, a link between migraines and a common heart defect, a patent foramen ovale (PFO, "oval hole"). A PFO is a small opening between [...]
When the International Headache Society published the first edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-I) in 1988, chronic migraine was not among the 165 listed diagnoses. Migraine [...]
The drug Botox® (botulinum toxin type A) was approved on September 23, 2011, for the relief of symptoms of chronic migraine in adults who have not responded adequately to prophylactic migraine treatments or [...]
Merck halts clinical development program for CGRP antagonist telcagepant. A new therapeutic mechanism for migraine treatment was developed for clinical application with the CGRP antagonists MK-0974 and MK-3207. These are two drugs currently undergoing clinical research programs [...]
Professor Dr. Hartmut Göbel and the team at the Kiel Pain Clinic have developed a new interactive online headache calendar for you. It is designed to help migraine and headache patients to specifically monitor the course of their headache condition [...]
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
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]
Are you at risk for chronic headaches? Download the headache risk check for chronic headaches here. Normally, pain warns us of danger. Pain motivates us to defend ourselves against damage and to take targeted, sensible action [...]
The Competence Network provides clear guidelines: Headache is a complex condition. However, thanks to numerous studies over the past ten years, we know more and more about how headaches develop and how they can be treated preventively. The [...]
A supra-regional network of physicians helps with implant complications: ZIES Frankfurt offers comprehensive diagnostics and therapy for implant complications, inflammation, and pain in the head and neck area for the first time. Founded in May 2010, ZIES (Center for Implant Complications, Inflammation, Pain) is headquartered [...]
Integrated care is described as "the care model of the future." Behind this term lies a simple yet highly effective approach: the various service areas of the healthcare system—outpatient, inpatient, and rehabilitative care [...]
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! [...]
