Advancing Health webinar: Headaches and health – when to worry and how to get help
In this webinar, neurologists Beth Hartman, MD , and Peter Soh, MD, MPH , go over headaches and health, when to worry and how to get help.
- Welcome
- Meet Dr. Hartman
- Headaches 101
- Tension-type headache
- Warning signs
- Migraines
- Tension vs. migraine
- Meet Dr. Soh
- Treatment options
- Goals of acute treatment of migraines
- Oral and nonoral triptans
- Peripheral nerve block
- Neuromodulation
- Conclusion
Audiences Q&A:
- If you wake up with a headache, what's the significance of that?
- What's the experience that you have both seen as providers with Botox, is that something you recommend for migraines?
- Flashing lights and bright lights can trigger seizures, but can they trigger migraines? Also, can computer screens be an issue?
- Cluster headaches – what are they, and how do they fit?
- Are head devices helpful against headaches?
- Do certain triptans cause heart rate issues like a lower heart rate? What are other side effects of triptans?
- If someone has a history of head trauma or concussions, is that an extra cause for concern when getting migraines?
