Renowned headache expert Professor Dr. Hartmut Göbel provides information on the forms and causes of headaches and migraines, as well as modern diagnostic options and treatment methods, including alternative therapies. Furthermore, those affected receive important information and valuable tips on what they can do to prevent and successfully manage headaches and migraines. The 10th edition is completely updated and expanded. New topics include the introduction of new medications such as antibodies against the CGRP receptor or CGRP itself, ditans, gepants, digital treatment options, neurostimulation, relaxation techniques, and stress management.
Contents include:
• Current findings on the development of migraines and headaches
• New and established medications, their mechanisms of action, and tips for use
• Exercise therapy, nutrition and migraines, biofeedback therapy
• Self-treatment of migraines and headaches
• Migraines and headaches in children and adolescents
• Migraines in women's lives
• Severe disability
• Addresses of self-help groups, pain experts, and clinics
• Service pages on the internet: www.schmerzklinik.de
• Self-help community: www.headbook.me
• Migraine app, headache questionnaires, checklists
The author is
Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Psych. Hartmut Göbel, MMHM, Director of the Kiel Pain Clinic, Migraine and Headache Center, DGS Excellence Center for Headache, Head of the Master's program in Migraine and Headache Medicine at the University of Kiel.
I've been using the migraine app for years. It's a great help in better understanding my own headaches. An audiobook would be ideal for me, as reading is very tiring due to my migraines with aura. Thank you.