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Talking To Your Healthcare Provider

Accurate and open communication is the beginning of good medical care. This is especially true for patients with migraine disease and headache disorders because a correct diagnosis depends almost entirely on information the patient gives the doctor. Unfortunately, both doctors…

What They Say vs. What They Mean: How Doctors and Patients Miscommunicate

What Doctors and Patients Say Doctor: Tell me about your headaches, Mrs. Jones. Patient: Well, it all started when I was 3 years old. … Doctor: Yes, yes, that’s fine. How frequent are your headaches? Do you have an aura? Doctor:…

What You Should Expect From Your Headache Doctor

Any healthcare professional who is going to treat you for chronic headache should also be a person you feel comfortable with. The following are some characteristics that often contribute to a positive doctor-patient relationship. They are essential qualities in a…

Effectively Prepare for Migraine Office Visits

In this article, we interviewed Richard B. Lipton, MD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Director of the Montefiore Headache Center, NY, and co-researcher of the American Migraine Communication Study (AMCS), to…

What They Say vs. What They Mean: How Healthcare Providers and Patients Can Miscommunicate

What They Say Healthcare Provider: Tell me about your headaches, Mrs. Jones. Patient: Well, it all started when I was 3 years old. … Healthcare Provider: Yes, yes, that’s fine. How frequent are your headaches? Do you have an aura?…

What You Should Expect From Your Healthcare Provider

Any healthcare provider who is going to treat you for chronic headache should also be a person you feel comfortable with. The following are some characteristics that often contribute to a positive healthcare provider-patient relationship. They are essential qualities in a…