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Patient Assistance Programs for Migraine Treatment
Patient Assistance Programs Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) are programs offered to help patients needing financial assistance to purchase necessary medications and devices. Migraine treatment is provided at no cost or at a very low cost for qualifying individuals. The Aimovig Ally™ Access Card provides two…
06 August, 2020
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Heads UP – Episode 67: Migraine for Yoga
Does yoga help your migraine disorder? Has it ever made it worse? A recent study published in Neurology showed that yoga can decrease the frequency and severity of migraine attacks when it is used as part of your care plan. In Episode 67 of Heads…
31 July, 2020
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Heads UP – Episode 66 – Changes to Migraine Disease During Menopause
Episode 66 of Heads UP addresses what to expect from your migraine pattern in perimenopause and menopause and what to do about it. Do you know how your migraine pattern might change as you enter perimenopause and menopause? Do you know how to treat it?…
24 July, 2020
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Finding Myself with Migraine – Shoshana Lipson’s Story
People often look back on childhood memories with fondness – trips with family; playing with a puppy; long, hot summer days spent outdoors. For me, it is a slightly different story. One of my earliest childhood memories is of severe head pain. I’d tell my…
22 July, 2020
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Heads UP – Episode 65: Menstrual Related Migraine
Do you struggle with the best way to treat migraine that occurs around the time of menstruation? Do providers shy away from discussions related to the use of hormones, oral contraceptives, and treatment of your menstrual migraine? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Jan Brandes…
16 July, 2020
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Earn Your Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine (AQH)
Health care practitioners working in headache medicine for three years or more are eligible for the upcoming Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine (AQH) examination, taking place this fall. The AQH recognizes the ability to care for the most prevalent neurobiological disease in the…
09 July, 2020
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Heads UP – Episode 64: A Call to Action to Achieve Equity in Headache Medicine
Watch Episode 64 of Heads UP: A Call to Action to Achieve Equity in Headache Medicine, and discover the importance of having your voice be heard. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Larry Charleston IV, discuss a timely Request for Information (RFI) from the National Institute…
08 July, 2020
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Calming My Storm – Aanya’s Story
The ironic tragedy of neurological disorders is that the human brain fails to comprehend itself. Unfortunately in the case of migraine disease, there has historically been a limited understanding of the underlying pathology of the disease. Even in the cases in which modern science has…
07 July, 2020
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Environmental & Physical Factors
Does light, sound, or temperature trigger your migraine attacks? Environmental factors that can trigger a migraine attack include a change in climate or weather (such as a change in humidity or temperature), a change in altitude or barometric pressure, high winds, traveling, or a change…
07 July, 2020
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