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! [...]
Cindy McCain's speech at the International Headache Congress: Cindy McCain, the wife of 2007/2008 US presidential candidate John McCain, publicly advocated for the concerns of [...] at the 2009 International Headache Congress in Philadelphia (USA)
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. […]
How do hip hop and the topic of organ donation fit together? Hamburg rapper Bo Flower demonstrated this at the organ donation dialogue hosted by the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Health and the TK health insurance company on April 27, 2009, at the Kunsthalle in Kiel. [...]
Kiel Pain Clinic and TK win ideas competition Kiel, March 24, 2009. The Kiel Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance company were jointly awarded a prize yesterday (March 23) in Berlin at the “Healthcare Industry Ideas Park 2009” competition. The Kiel care model [...]
The nationwide integrated care concept, the first nationwide coordinated headache treatment network of the Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company), wins the “Healthcare Industry Ideas Park 2009” competition. The Financial Times Deutschland has now held the “Healthcare Industry Ideas Park” competition for the fourth time. Companies, institutions [...]
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 [...]
Kiel Pain Clinic Receives Visitors from Tanzania During their stay in Germany at the invitation of the Protestant partner parishes of Kiel-Dietrichsdorf and Schönkirchen, Pastor Jubilant Anthony Ngowi and three other parishioners from the village of Uchira in the East Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania visited [...]
[media id=14 width=500 height=282] Imre Sallay dedicated the song “Ja, der Schmerz” (Yes, the Pain), set to music by Louis Ferrari, to the 10th anniversary celebration of the Kiel Pain Clinic. Munich opera singer Cornelia Wulkopf sings the song [...]
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. [...]
Welcome to the new website of the Kiel Pain Clinic! The team at the Kiel Pain Clinic is delighted to present our brand-new, up-to-date website! The new site features: clear and easy navigation, a bright design, [...]
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 [...]
