Further training

All information about further training and conferences on headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy

July 23, 2017 July 23, 2017

Master of Headache Disorders University of Copenhagen

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), headache disorders rank third among the most disabling diseases in humans. The demand for highly qualified specialists in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of headaches is constantly increasing. The University [...]

March 12, 2017 March 12, 2017

Our new clinic brochure

Dear reader, The new clinic brochure from the Kiel Pain Clinic has been updated and expanded. It is available for you to download here. The brochure has been supplemented with important innovations, such as information on the treatment process and [...]

June 9, 2016 June 9, 2016

Why pain has been excluded from medicine

Pain is part of the conscious inventory of our lives. The experience of pain is immediately apparent to the perceiver through perception [1,2]. Every child, every sentient being, knows from their own experience what pain is. An explanation, a [...]

April 25 ,

Peppermint oil for tension headaches

Headaches are epidemiologically the most common and, after dementia and stroke, the third most costly disease of the nervous system. In general practice, they are among the most frequent reasons for doctor visits, and in cases of treatment resistance, they often lead to emergency room admissions [...]

September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

Kiel Cluster Headache Conference: Care in Europe 2015

Greetings from Hermann Gröhe International headache researchers and those affected will meet from September 4th. to September 6th, 2015 in Kiel for the European Cluster Headache Conference 2015. The conference will take place under the patronage of Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, at [...]

March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015

The new TK headache coach

Around two thirds of all adults in Germany suffer from headaches at times - the most common being tension headaches or migraines. In addition to drug therapy, the right preventive measures and pain management strategies improve [...]

September 25, 2014 September 25, 2014

Headaches in children and adolescents

Today, science distinguishes 363 headache diagnoses. Three headache types are particularly significant: Migraine pain arises from a so-called neurogenic inflammation of the blood vessels (veins) of the meninges. Certain neurotransmitters are released there, causing local inflammation. [...]