About 5 years ago, we started an initiative for the treatment of New Daily Persistent Headache. We have a large population of teens with this difficult, constant headache. There’s a reason why they call it persistent, as it is fairly refractory to treatment with the usual headache/migraine approaches, and the average lifespan of NDPH is … Continue reading NDPH update- lidocaine infusion
What is hope? The dictionary definition of hope is ‘a feeling of desire for a certain thing to happen.’ What does that mean to a person with chronic headache? It is neither the expectation or wish that their pain will ease or end. Rather it is allowing for the possibility that what is desired may … Continue reading Hope and chronic headache
Getting Ahead of Pediatric Headaches: A comprehensive guide for Nurse Practitioners to manage headaches in children and adolescents I started my blog as a way to communicate to pediatric providers about the care of pediatric patients with all kinds of headaches. Over time, I decided to turn it into a book. I felt that the … Continue reading My book is available!!!
In thinking about the upcoming American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting in June, our clinic staff has been thinking about what interesting or new information we could offer to present at the conference. This is an important conference in the headache world, a mixture of scientific research and real-world clinical information and ideas. We were … Continue reading Interesting clinical updates on headache
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