HeadWise

Can some of the new smart devices on the market actually help us improve the severity of our migraine disease? Tune in to this week's episode of HeadWise as Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks board certified neurologist Amelia Barrett, MD to explain how using smart devices to track things like our heart rate variability and sleep patterns can help give us the upper hand against migraine. Once we start trac...

In this episode, Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, talks with headache specialist Fred Cohen, MD, about how sleep and migraine relate to each other. They discuss and answer: What is Painsomnia? Do we need sleep in order for our migraine disease to improve? What can we do to improve our sleep when we have migraine? What sleep disorders are associated with migraine? Who can help us with all this?

In this month's HeadWise news episode host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD goes over the latest headache-related research findings with headache specialist Tim Smith, MD. Is screen time really related to headache in kids? What's the latest on the relationship between caffeine and migraine? Are we any closer to predicting who will and will not respond to anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody medications? Are migraine...

How can people with chronic migraine or other debilitating headache conditions benefit from a pain psychologist? In this week's episode of HeadWise, Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks Dawn Buse, PhD, pain psychologist specializing in headache, to lift the veil on some of the services provided by pain psychologists and how they are proven to help us with our migraine and other headache disorders.

What is Migraine Chronification and why should we be paying close attention to this? In this episode of #HeadWise Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks board certified neurologist Amelia Barrett, MD all about how and why our migraine attacks become more frequent if they are not well controlled. Did you know there are actual structural changes in our brains as we progress from episodic to chronic migraine? Tun...

What is migraine aura without headache, also known as silent migraine? Silent migraine presents with migraine symptoms such visual, speech, or sensory disturbances, but is not accompanied by headache. Tune in to this episode of #HeadWise as host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD covers all things silent migraine with headache specialist Hope O'Brien, MD and answer questions like: - How is silent migraine diagn...

Did you know that up to 30% of people with migraine also have fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a disorder known to cause pain throughout the body, fatigue, and issues with sleep, memory, and mood. Tune in to this week's episode of HeadWise as host Lindsay Weitzel, Phd asks headache specialist Vince Martin, MD why these two disorders occur together, how best to treat them, which doctors to see, and mo...

Have you ever been told you should not use oral contraceptives because you have migraine? Are you frustrated because you need oral contraceptives for medical reasons but you are concerned about the stroke risk associated with estrogen in women who have a history of migraine? Tune in to this episode of HeadWise as host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks headache specialist Hope O'Brien, MD to address all th...

Tune in to learn the answers to these questions from the brand new studies presented in this month's episode of HeadWise News with host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD and headache specialist Tim Smith, MD. • Do you experience pain, photosensitivity, redness, or other eye symptoms with your migraine attacks and find it hard to believe that nothing is physically occurring in your eye? A recent study found som...

The National Headache Foundation presents the second episode of Heads Up. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel interviews Dr. Robert Shapiro about Headache on the Hill.

Episode 168: Parenting with Migraine is a challenge particularly during the holidays with so many triggers, busy schedules, and family gatherings. Marina Medved-Lentini is the founder of the blog and social media group Parenting with Migraine. Listen in as we learn about her tips for parenting through migraine attacks and for taking care of children who have migraine. Follow Marina! Website: https...

In this month's HeadWise Monthly News Episode (June 2023) Lindsay Weitzel, PhD and headache specialist/clinical trials expert Tim Smith, MD cover four new data alerts plus something lighter-hearted for summer! What were the results of the first published head-to-head comparison of Emgality, Ajovy, and Aimovig? Do we need more studies like this? What does the latest data tell us about the possibili...

It's Summer! What about summertime can increase the frequency and severity of migraine and other types of head pain? What can we do about it? Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, chats with one of our favorite guests - Dawn Buse, PhD, a clinical psychologist specializing in headache, about some newly released data on migraine and weather. Plus, some tips on summer travel, ""surprisal,"" kids and summer migraine...

New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH) is a daily, unremitting headache that comes on very suddenly. NDPH can be a particularly frustrating headache disorder as it is characteristically difficult to treat. It is also a rare headache classification that we know very little about. Alan Kaplan, Founder and President of NDPHaware is working to help us learn more. Listen as Alan and Dr. Mark Burish, boar...

In this week's episode of HeadWise, Dawn Buse, PhD and Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, discuss the topic of suicide ideation, migraine, and headache disorders. - What types of thoughts and signs should we be on the lookout for in ourselves and others? - What are the positive protective factors that we can build into our lives - What are some of the factors that put our community most at risk? Plus some of t...

We have a new episode of HeadWise out now! In this August News Episode, Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, and Headache Specialist Dr. Tim Smith, MD, discuss new data related to: · Treatment for people with either NDPH or "persistent post-traumatic headache." · Children in families with familial hemiplegic migraine. · The effect of monoclonal antibody treatments for migraine on symptoms of "visual hypersensiti...

Do you discuss the true impact that migraine has on your life with your healthcare provider? In this week's episode of HeadWise Lindsay Weitzel, PhD discusses recent data from the OVERCOME study with one of the study's authors: headache specialist Bert Vargas, MD. This recently published data shows that many of us are not discussing the true impact of our migraine disease with our healthcare provi...

Cat Charrett-Dykes is a migraine advocate extraordinaire, and she has the purple hair to prove it. Cat is the Founder and President of Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc., also known as CMA. Social support has played a big role for Cat both in helping her through her personal chronic migraine history, and in how she reaches out to help others through CMA. Learn about how Cat's advocacy has helped her...

This month's HeadWise News episode has lots of new headache and migraine data! • Is there an association between "growing pains" in childhood and future migraine? • Are certain people with migraine at higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease? • What new genetic associations have been found in cluster headache? • Does cortical spreading depolarization cause migraine? • Should certain people...

Ketamine, it's a controversial topic, but we hear about it in the migraine community when someone is intractable and not responding to other medications. Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks headache specialist Fred Cohen, MD all about why ketamine is so controversial, how it works, what the side effects are, how it is administered, to whom, and why.

As a person with migraine or other headache disorder do you feel that you have to try so hard to keep up with work, family life, and all the "need to do" things in life that self-care feels almost self-indulgent? Is it even worse if you are taking care of sick family members? Do you think people will judge you if you miss work or school and then take part in "self-care"? Tune in to this week's epi...

The December 2023 HeadWise News Episode is here! Which migraine medication was just shown to be effective in preventing menstrually related migraine? Can we use Ubrelvy to stop a migraine attack before it even starts? What is the latest on the use of Nerivio in adolescents with migraine? Are some genetic variants protective against migraine? Tune in as Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks headache specialist...

HeadWise Episode 155: A New Voice in Migraine Advocacy "Within (the migraine community) I noticed there was a need for a voice that had not been heard before...I thought maybe my voice would help." Kelsey Feng is a dedicated migraine and chronic disease advocate who educates and builds community through Kelsey's Migraine on Instagram. Don't miss this episode where Lindsay Weitzel, PhD hears Kelsey...

In this Headwise News Episode, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph. D., talks to headache specialist and clinical trial expert Tim Smith, MD, about three new medication announcements plus an exciting new study linking genetic, hormone, and circadian data to both cluster headache and migraine. Get your first podcast episode mixed for free at Resonate Recordings with this link: bit.ly/PodcastNHF

A new paper was just published that found an inverse association between fiber intake and the occurrence of migraine and other severe headache. In this week's episode of HeadWise Lindsay Weitzel, Ph. D. asks Board Certified Neurologist Amelia Barrett, MD, why fiber intake might help migraine and other severe headache disorders. Dr. Barrett also gives practical advice on how to increase our fiber i...