Your care with us is truly comprehensive. After your initial evaluation, our specialists may recommend diagnostic testing to identify underlying causes, followed by a customized treatment plan that draws from multiple disciplines—including neurology, pain management, physical therapy, sleep medicine, and/or behavioral health.
Headaches and Migraine
Helping You Manage Your Pain Through Our Comprehensive Program
Headache Treatments
Once our neurologists gain the necessary details about your condition, we can design a personalized treatment plan. Some treatment options are listed below.
- Botox Injections
- Nerve Blocks
- Prescription medications
- Acupuncture or trigger point injections
We also incorporate Integrated complementary therapies and recognize the importance of a holistic approach, integrating therapies like:
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Cognitive Behavorial Therapy (CBT): a therapeutic approach to managing pain and stress
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Biofeedback: a technique for gaining control over physical responses linked to headaches
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Mindfulness training: helping patients reduce stress and manage triggers more effectively.
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Dedicated headache infusion therapy: this treatment helps avoid emergency room trips by providing infused medications in a more controlled and supportive environment.
We believe in empowering our patients with both immediate relief strategies and long-term management tools, creating a treatment plan that leads to fewer headache days and improved quality of life.
Who's a Good Candidate?
You may benefit from care at the Emory Comprehensive Headache Center If you experience frequent or severe headaches that interfere with your daily life, have not found adequate relief from over-the-counter medications, require increasing doses of medication to manage your symptoms, or have been diagnosed with complex headache conditions like chronic migraine, cluster headaches, or new daily persistent headache.
What to Expect
Your first appointment will include a thorough initial consultation, where one of our headache specialists will review your detailed medical history, headache patterns, previous treatments, and conduct a focused neurological examination. We encourage new patients to bring any prior imaging studies, test results, and a headache diary documenting frequency, duration, severity, and potential triggers if available.
Based on this comprehensive assessment, your specialist may order additional diagnostic tests and will develop a personalized treatment plan that addresses your specific headache type and contributing factors.
Follow-up appointments typically occur 6-12 weeks after your initial visit to evaluate your response to treatment, make any necessary adjustments to your care plan, and incorporate additional therapeutic approaches from our multidisciplinary team as needed, with the goal of reducing headache burden and improving your quality of life.
Our Headache Center can help you find the relief you need with access to comprehensive care.
Resources
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American Migraine Foundation - Comprehensive information about various headache disorders.
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National Headache Foundation - Patient resources, educational materials, and support networks for people with headache disorders.
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International Headache Society - Evidence-based resources from a leading professional organization in headache medicine.