In Germany, 900,000 person-days are lost every day due to migraine attacks. Only three out of ten migraine sufferers know that this torment is called migraine. Many migraine patients change doctors frequently, altering their treatment an average of eight times a year. Disillusioned with conventional medicine, they seek relief in unproven treatments.
People try practically everything to treat migraines and headaches. They go to faith healers. They have their necks realigned, adjust the beds in their bedrooms. Teeth are extracted, glasses are readjusted, and the latest orthotics are worn. They have hysterectomies, cervical spine and nasal septum surgeries. Yet, the migraines and headaches remain the same. Most migraine sufferers have no understanding of their condition, not even a name for their affliction.
Migraine Knowledge and Migraine-School.de aim to counteract this migraine illiteracy. Migraine is a disease, an independent disease, not a symptom of anything else. Science has made fascinating progress in the diagnosis and treatment of migraines in recent years. Migraines should not be passively accepted. The phrase "Make me better" does not apply to migraines. You yourself must play a major role in managing your migraines. Migraine-School.de aims to help you understand the origins of migraines and find individually effective treatments. The most important prerequisites for successful migraine therapy are knowledge and information. You will find this described here.
Further information on migraine diagnosis, migraine development and migraine therapy can be found in the patient guide “Successfully against headaches and migraines”, Springer-Verlag.
I wish you every success in managing your headaches
Your
Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Göbel
Neurological-Behavioral Medicine Pain Clinic Kiel