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My mother never gave up hope – Edgar’s Story

Edgar Onofre, 14yr old born with hydrocephalus. Vp shunt, cerebral palsy. First born from Perla Rodriguez, a 17yrs old attending high school. How providing care for her child’s, teaches her life lesson. Of being strong because was the only option. Experiencing the lack of support with no knowledge she suffered in silence her sons pain.

Nicole’s Journey With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

My story is of a postural or orthostatic headache. This is the major symptom of a Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leak. After many tests, and two trips to the ER my neurologist was able to come to this diagnosis and expedite treatment. The headache from this issue is truly debilitating and the only relief is lying down. I think it’s important to shed some light on this particular type of headache as many people suffer from misdiagnoses and mistreatment before finally getting the proper care they need to treat this.

Q-Collar and the Prevention of TBI

April 2021, Episode 93: Have you ever noticed how woodpeckers can peck away at hard surfaces all day and never get a concussion? This is the inspiration behind a device newly approved by the FDA for the prevention of mild…

Cannabis, Migraine and Rebound Headache

April 2021, Episode 92: Cannabis is used by many people with migraine and other headache disorders to help control their symptoms. In the last few years, some studies have shown it to be effective for some people. Recent data has…

Migraine and the COVID Vaccine

April 2021, Episode 91: This week’s episode of Heads Up is Part 2 of Migraine, Headache Disorders, and the COVID Vaccine. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discusses with Dr. Vincent Martin his experience with migraine patients after vaccination, concerns over certain migraine…

What To Do When People Don’t Understand Your Disease

March 2021, Episode 90: Do you have people in your life who simply do not understand your migraine or headache disorder? These people can be family members, friends, work colleagues, or even your boss. Dr. Dawn Buse and Dr. Lindsay…

Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Migraine Attacks

By Cara Munez, HealthDay Anyone who gets frequent migraine symptoms knows the experience: the throbbing, the pain, the visual disturbances. Exercise has long been a potential way to reduce migraine triggers, but a new study suggests it could be especially…

Mindfulness and Migraine

Introduction Full disclosure: I have had migraines for 55 years. I progressed from episodic to chronic in my late forties. While I have been on many types of preventive and abortive medications and have tried several complementary and alternative treatments,…

Relivion Neuromodulation Device For Migraine Treatment

March 2021, Episode 89: Dr. Timothy Smith and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel introduce us to a new non-invasive migraine treatment, Relivio. It is a brain neuromodulation device that has shown promise in treating migraine disease and a range of neurological and…

February 2021 HEADFIRST Newsletter

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Intracranial Hypertension and Aimovig (Erenumab)

March 2021, Episode 88: New data has shown that Aimovig (erenumab) is effective in treating intracranial hypertension, also known as high-pressure headache or pseudotumor cerebri. Dr. Lindsay Burgarello Weitzel and Dr. Timothy Smith discuss this exciting news for people living…

Carl Cincinnato Picks 3 With The NHF

Carl Cincinnato joins us for “Pick 3 With The NHF”, an interview series where we ask three questions of patient advocates, healthcare providers, supporters, and people living with migraine disease and headache disorders. Carl is the founder and co-host of…

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