All information on headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy
Sustainable behavioral change in patients with chronic pain is central to modern pain therapy. What is learned should be implemented in everyday life and practiced continuously. […]
Professor Fumihiko Sakai, President of the Japanese Neurological Society and President of the Asian Headache Society, visited the Kiel Pain Clinic from March 1st to 2nd, 2009. In Asia, the treatment of headache disorders is still [...]
CGRP antagonists: The successors of triptans? Dr. Axel Heinze, Dr. Katja Heinze-Kuhn and Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, Neurological-Behavioral Pain Clinic Kiel (https://schmerzklinik.de) The introduction of sumatriptan in migraine therapy from 1991 onwards not only decisively changed migraine treatment, [...]
The antiepileptic drug topiramate has also proven effective in preventing migraines. A study described in the scientific journal "Neurology" shows that taking topiramate during pregnancy increases the risk of migraines [...]
Does migraine lead to a reduced risk of breast cancer? An American study (Li et al., 2008) suggests that women with migraine have a reduced risk of breast cancer. The study examined 3,000 women. [...]
Increased sensitivity to light is one of the defining characteristics of migraine. Severe migraine attacks occur behind closed blinds and in darkness. Bright light, flickering, strong contrasts between light and dark, and other light effects can trigger migraine attacks. [...]
As early as the 1990s, Jean Schoenen's research group from Belgium described how high-dose riboflavin, a B vitamin, can have a similar efficacy in preventing migraines as beta-blockers. A recent study [...]
What should the care of migraine and headaches look like in the future? Would you like to contribute your ideas and vision to the future care of migraine and headache patients? Do you have ideas about how [...]
New study: Migraine increases risk of heart attack and stroke. If migraine with aura is present and certain gene combinations are in place, the risk of stroke and heart attack in women can be increased by a factor of 2 [...]
There are many ways to reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks through behavioral changes. Exercise in the fresh air and endurance sports are important options. Individual case studies can help to illustrate the importance of recreational sports and [...]
The journal Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, published on March 10, 2009, that heat and low air pressure increase the risk of triggering headaches. However, air pollution has no significant effect on [...]
A recent American study (published on the British Medical Journal website, March 11, 2009) describes how women who suffer from migraines have an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy. This increased risk exists [...]
Cluster headache is one of the most severe pain disorders known to humans. It is characterized by sudden, unimaginably intense attacks of pain lasting 15-180 minutes, occurring on one side of the head, in the eye area, forehead, or temple. The frequency can be up to eight attacks per day. [...]
Rapid blood flow and changes in brainwave patterns as the cause: Coffee is the most socially accepted drug. Kiel (pte/05.05.2009/06:10) – Caffeine stimulates the body, but can also be addictive and causes headaches and fatigue when the [...]
Aida, Radames, Amneris – anger, pain, love, genes: Dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. It transmits information between nerve cells. Dopamine plays an important role in the development of feelings, such as [...]
Around four million people in Germany suffer from chronic headaches. Treating them places high demands on even specialized pain therapists. In 2007, the Kiel Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company) signed the first nationwide contract for an integrated [...]
