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Physical Therapy for Headache Disorders

March 2020, Episode 50: The first of our two-part series on PT and headache disorders. Here Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discusses the role of PT in controlling migraine, cervicogenic headache, and dizziness/vestibular troubles with Mark Greco, Physical Therapist and Manager of…

Caffeine and Migraine

March 2020, Episode 49: Drs. Rachel Colman and Lindsay Weitzel discuss why caffeine can lead to more migraine in some people, and why sometimes it does help people in the acute headache phase. She also gives us tips on decreasing…

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Advocacy and Headache on the Hill

March 2020, Episode 48: What has been accomplished at Headache on the Hill 2020? Tune in for an update on progress from Headache on the Hill Advocacy with Katie MacDonald (Executive Director of Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy) and Dr….

Childhood Syndromes and Migraine Disease

February 2020, Episode 47: Did you know that there are certain syndromes in childhood that are related to the future development of migraine disease? And that mothers with migraine disease are more likely to have a baby with colic? Dr….

Botox and Chronic Migraine Treatment

February 2020, Episode 46: Do you get Botox for migraine? Are you thinking about getting it? Dr. Andrew Blumenfeld answers Dr. Lindsay Weitzel’s questions about who should get Botox, how effective it is, how it works, insurance coverage etc.

Cooking with the Dizzy Cook

February 2020, Episode 45: Alicia Wolf is a person navigating her life with vestibular migraine. She learned that dietary changes helped her manage her disease. This led her to become a self-taught chef and publish a cookbook that would be…

New and Emerging Migraine Therapies, Pt. 2

January 2020, Episode 44: Dr. Timothy Smith and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel compare and contrast three oral gepants, an IV monoclonal antibody, two combination therapies, and an anti-inflammatory agent – all expected to be available for the treatment of migraine in…

New and Emerging Migraine Therapies, Pt. 1

January 2020, Episode 43: Dr. Timothy Smith and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss new and emerging medications for migraine disease.

Childhood Abuse and Migraine Disease

January 2020, Episode 42: Dr. Gretchen Tietjen joined Dr. Lindsay Weitzel to discuss childhood abuse and the development of migraine disease. Click this link to read about Dr. Tietjen’s groundbreaking research on the link between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and…

First Responder Now Advocating for Cluster Headache

Joe McKay, 52, a husband and father of two, is a retired New York City firefighter who was a first responder to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. In the spring of 2002, Joe was at work in Brooklyn when…

Mindfulness and Migraine

January 2020, Episode 41: Part 3 of the Behavioral Series with Dr. Elizabeth K. Seng – Mindfulness and Migraine Why does the practice of mindfulness improve migraine? Dr. Seng and Dr. Weitzel talk about what mindfulness is and how to…

Response to ICER Evidence Report

Migraine Patients Respond to ICER Evidence Report on Acute Treatments for Migraine Attacks Controversial health economics group evaluating cost-effectiveness of new, groundbreaking acute therapies for migraine attacks WASHINGTON – Today, the nonprofits Headache & Migraine Policy Forum and Coalition For…

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