HeadWise

Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discusses with Dr. Vincent Martin some of the tricks of the trade he is using with his patients during this unusual time in history.

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 the Amita Diamond Headache Inpatient Program.

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 our caffeine intake without developing caffeine withdrawal symptoms.

Update on progress from Headache on the Hill Advocacy with Katie MacDonald (Executive Director of Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy) and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel. What has been accomplished? How can you get involved from home? How can you get involved next year?

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?

Do you get Botox for migraine? Are you thinking about getting it? Dr. Andrew Blumenfeld answers Dr. Weitzel's questions about who should get Botox, how effective it is, how it works, insurance coverage etc.

Dr. Lindsay Weitzel introduces us to Alicia Wolf, the Dizzy Cook. Alicia discusses her journey living with vestibular migraine and the creation of her popular website and new cookbook. www.thedizzycook.com

Dr. Gretchen Tietjen joined Dr. Lindsay Weitzel to discuss childhood abuse and the development of migraine.

Part 3 of the Behavioral Series with Dr. Elizabeth K. Seng. Why does the practice of mindfulness improve migraine? Did you know that mindfulness is something that even the savviest practitioners cultivate over a lifetime?

Drs. Lindsay Weitzel and Elizabeth Seng continue their series on Behavioral Therapies and Migraine Disease with a discussion on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.