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Invitation to the survey: Cluster headaches in women and men

Do you have a diagnosed cluster headache? Do you want to help improve care for cluster headaches in the long term? Then we invite you to take part in our survey! Dear cluster headache patient, cluster headache is a particularly severe headache disorder with [...]

On dealing with pain | SWR night café

There are pains that just won't go away no matter what you try. But how do you live with ailments that seem to have no way out? Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel from the Kiel Pain Clinic explains and classifies the diseases and gives tips on dealing with and treating chronic pain.

Deputy administrative manager (m/f/d) wanted for pain clinic Kiel

Deputy administrative manager (m/f/d) wanted for Kiel Pain Clinic We are looking for a full-time deputy administrative manager (m/f/d) who is convincing both personally and professionally as part of a regulated age succession at the earliest possible date. . The current head of administration will [...]

Treating migraine attacks during pregnancy

How to treat migraine attacks during pregnancy? Mild migraine attacks during pregnancy should be treated non-medication by means of isolation, rest, relaxation and ice packs. For nausea and vomiting, metoclopramide can be used throughout pregnancy [...]

Digital relaxation

Through sensitivity to tension for relaxation as therapy Prof. Dr. H. Göbel Contemporary therapy for migraines, headaches and other pain disorders is not based solely on medication but also includes behavioral medicine treatment methods with [...]

happy Easter

“Pain is atonement” was the saying in the Middle Ages. “Pain is based on a mechanical basis” said René Descartes. Anyone who experiences pain does not need anyone to explain to them what suffering is. He knows what pain is. Easter gives hope, [...]

NEW: Hartmut Göbel: The headache. 4th edition, 2024

Hartmut Göbel: Headaches - causes, mechanisms, diagnostics, therapy. 4th edition, 2024. ISBN 978-3-662-68872-4. The standard work on migraines, headaches, facial pain and neuralgia comprehensively conveys the current state of knowledge about their causes, diagnostics and contemporary therapy.

Migraine app received extensive update 2.3.2 (2128) with new features

The migraine app received a comprehensive update 2.3.2 (2128) on December 9th, 2023. Many new functions have been added. The migraine app has been expanded to include numerous additional services. The documentation of the course and the success of the therapy was expanded. The data [...]

Prevention of migraines: Migraine app tips from Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel

What are the goals of migraine prevention with medication? When should migraine prevention medication start? What components does migraine prevention include? What criteria should the medication selection be based on? Which medicines can be used? How is onabotulinumtoxinA used in chronic [...]

Painkillers: Which medication helps when?

Which remedy helps with which pain? When are side effects likely? Who should be careful? Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel from the Kiel Pain Clinic gives tips in the NDR Visite interview. Link to the video: https://www.ndr.de/ Fernsehenen/versanden/visite/Schmerzmittel-Welches-Medikament-hilft-wann,visite23346.html

Triptans, Ditans and Gepante in the acute therapy of migraines

What differences do ditans such as lasmiditan have compared to triptans for the treatment of migraine attacks? Triptans are selective 5-HT1B/D receptor agonists. They inhibit neurogenic inflammation and have a vasoconstricting effect. Due to these vasoconstrictive properties, contraindications are [...]

New study on hereditary factors of cluster headaches

Cluster headache is a severe primary headache disorder affecting 0.1% of the population and is four times more common in men than women. It is characterized by episodes of extremely distressing, one-sided pain that occur around [...]

Prof. Dr. Göbel on Headache Day on September 5, 2023:

As a person affected, you shouldn't hide. On the contrary, you should stand up and admit it. Get informed. Migraines are more than just a serious headache. It is a serious neurological disease with severe disabling symptoms such as [...]

Genetic risk factors for cluster headache discovered

A new genome-wide study from the Kiel Pain Clinic, among others, identifies genetic risk factors for cluster headache for the first time: The aim of the study was to collect data for the first meta-analysis of a genome-wide association study of cluster headache, to identify genetic risk variants [...]