Archives: Summit Talks

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• Which weather variables does the index factor in to produce a migraine forecast?
• What do we know about the impact of barometric pressure on migraine?
• Why would spring and fall be the worst times of year for migraine attacks?

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• What are some common misperceptions about mindfulness meditation?
• How can meditation possibly help debilitating chronic pain?
• Why should busy, tired people make this an easy habit to follow?

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• Is there anything risky about reaching for the same medication frequently?
• What are the guidelines to determine whether someone is taking a certain medication too often?
• What’s the best way to treat someone who finds themselves dependent upon a particular medication to feel “normal?”

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• How is NDPH similar to Chronic Migraine? And how is it different?
• What happens in a person’s life for their head pain to suddenly turn into a daily occurrence?
• What options for treatment does someone with daily headaches have to treat it?

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• What are effective treatments for Cluster Headache?
• How is cluster headache different from migraine?
• What are some less well known or natural alternatives for Cluster Headache?

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• How can we find the right doctor for our headache disease?
• What are the signs of a good doctor-patient relationship?
• How do we know when it’s time to find a new doctor?

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• What role does gender play in men and women seeking treatment for migraine?
• Can history help explain why migraine doesn’t get the respect it deserves?
• What is the biggest hurdle to getting more funding for migraine research?

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Find more about Joanna Kempner, PhD and her work here:

• JoannaKempner.com
• Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health (Amazon)

Find more about Todd Schwedt, MD and his work here:

• MayoClinic Neuroimaging
• American Migraine Foundation

• You can find Dr Dawn Buse, her recordings, articles, research and more at dawnbuse.com
• She is also on Twitter @dawnbuse