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Medical Gaslighting Revisted

What is Medical Gaslighting? We are thrilled to be revisiting one of our most popular podcast episodes! Do you feel you have experienced medical gaslighting? If you have migraine or another chronic pain condition, chances are you have experienced medical…

Medical Gaslighting – It’s not in your head!

May 2022, Episode 123: Medical Gaslighting What is Medical Gaslighting? If you have migraine or another chronic pain condition, chances are you have experienced medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting can result in a form of medical trauma, and it can alter…

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…

Headache Frequently Follows Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

People who experience a mild traumatic injury are more likely to suffer from more frequent and severe headaches than people who suffer a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury, according to new research from the University of Washington Medical Center…

Headache Keeps Soldiers out of Active Duty

Headache is one of the leading reasons behind U.S. troops in Afghanistan being evacuated for medical reasons and is a leading contributor to the depletion of active-duty troops there. The same was true in Iraq, until the war ended recently….