The migraine app received a major update, version 2.3.2 (2128), on December 9, 2023. Many new features have been added, and the app has been expanded to include numerous additional services.

  • The documentation of the course of treatment and its success has been expanded. This allows for more detailed and aggregated analysis of the data. Patients and treating physicians can thus tailor the therapy to individual needs.
  • In addition to the MIDAS score and the degree of disability caused by headaches, the HIT-6 score was also included in the evaluation of the therapy. This provides comprehensive parameters for monitoring and assessing the progress and success of the therapy.
  • The results can be clearly summarized in the consultation checklist. This can be sent digitally to the treating physician as a PDF or documented as a printout.
  • Acute and preventive migraine therapy have been incorporated into the Treatments module through two comprehensive, up-to-date video clips. These videos explain the various therapeutic approaches for treating migraine attacks in detail, and numerous practical examples illustrate their implementation. Modern methods of migraine prevention are discussed in detail in a separate video clip.
  • Also new are physiotherapy exercises for the head, neck, and shoulder muscles. These were developed in collaboration with the physiotherapy program at the University of Lübeck. They are also the subject of a comprehensive research project funded by the Schleswig-Holstein state healthcare fund.
  • The migraine app also received an update on new medications for the acute treatment and preventative management of migraines. The therapeutic efficacy assessment was updated.
  • The nationwide search for headache specialists has been updated and now includes migraine and headache specialists across Germany for quick searching via the navigation system of the migraine app.
  • In addition, many other enhancements and performance improvements have been integrated into the migraine app.

The migraine app is by far the most frequently used digital tool for supporting personalized, individual migraine and headache therapy in Germany. It has now been downloaded over 700,000 times from the app stores. It is available for download free of charge and without a prescription.