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Migraine Specialist in Brisbane
A migraine specialist is a doctor who is specially trained to help people with migraines. Migraines are very painful headaches that can make it hard to do everyday things. These doctors know a lot about different treatments and ways to prevent migraines.
Migraine
- Migraines are a specific type of headache that is usually more severe and may be accompanied by additional symptoms.
- Migraines often involve throbbing or pulsating pain on one side of the head, although they can affect both sides.
- They are often associated with other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light (photophobia), sensitivity to sound (phonophobia), and sometimes visual disturbances known as auras.
- Migraine attacks can last for hours to days and can significantly impact a person’s daily life and functioning.
- The exact cause of migraines is not fully understood, but they are believed to involve a combination of genetic, environmental, and neurological factors.
Headache and migraine are a major cause of disability in the community.
Episodic Migraine are headaches that develop up to 7 times per month and settle with or without treatment. You need an emergency management plan ready to treat these painful and severe headaches. Lifestyle changes, avoidance of triggers, physical therapies and sometimes regular medications (preventers) are helpful.
Chronic Migraine are headaches, head pain and migrainous ‘flares’ that occur more than 14 days per month. Chronic pain and impairment may have been present for many years. It is most important to carefully consider medication use with an expert, avoid triggers and look at physical therapies.
At our state-wide group of consulting locations, specialist doctors use injectable therapies (anti-wrinkle muscle relaxant with ultra-fine needles) to treat chronic migraine.
Expert neurologists and migraine specialist who practice at NBN will put together a carefully considered, evidence-based management plan to improve migraine.
Do you have Chronic Migraine? Are your headaches:
Occurring more than 14 days per month?
Requiring frequent pain relief?
Have you used migraine preventers?
Then you may have chronic migraine which is the most severe form because of the persistence and long term pain. Treatment can be difficult but injectable treatments have been shown to help many patients, even when other therapies have failed. You may qualify for the injectable medication free of charge (PBS) if you have tried several headache preventers.
Our Migraine Specialist: Treatment for Chronic Migraines
At North Brisbane Neurology, our experienced neurologists and migraine specialist provide advance treatment for management of chronic migraine including self-injectable treatment and Botox injection.
