Hi Carolyn,
Thanks so much for your reply!
I also see a neurologist for migraine headache, and have been helped
from some medication.
The doctor my daughter saw(she's an adult), was an eye, ear and
throat specialist, as her problem started with a nasal
polyp.However, the doctor said that in itself would not cause her
daily headaches.She had sinus ex-ray and it did show a polyp. He
suggested an MRI to see if anything else was going on, even though
he suspects migraine, as did her internist.
I guess he said neorologists tend to give medication(which can be
habit-forming) and that a pain clinic doesn't.
I asssume it probably involves bio-feedback and relaxation
tecniques, but I wasn't sure.
Thanks and happy holiday's!
Longell

> Longell
> I have a long history of daily headache. I personally prefer
seeing a
> neurologist that is a headache specialist or an internist that is
a headache
> specialist to be your one main doc and use the pain clinic as an
occasional
> resource. Try any university med school near you to find a
Headache Clinic
> not just a pain clinic. Try to find a doc that is a headache
specialist.
> Pain clinics treat all kinds of pain. You need somenone that
focuses on
> headache. Depending on how old your daughter is you might need to
find
> someone that specializes in headache in children. The National
Headache
> Foundation has a website that could help you find a doctor or
clinic. Most
> general docs do not know enough about treating headache. You need a
> specialist. Don't give up until you find one. Many people travel
out of
> state to get the right doc. The longer daily headaches persist the
harder
> they are to treat. I am in St. Louis. For a while I traveled to
the Diamond
> Headache Clinic in Chicago. I now go to a headache Clinic here in
St. Louis.
> I have tried several pain clinics without much help. Try doing a
search on
> the internet for headache clinics. Call local hospitals to see if
they have
> headache specialists. Book stores usually have a section on books
concerning
> headache. Most of the time the docs that wrote the books are from
headache
> clinics. Good Luck with your daughter.
> Carolyn
>
> > From: "longell <portlandc@h...>" <portlandc@h...>
> > Reply-To: chronicdailyheadache@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:45:09 -0000
> > To: chronicdailyheadache@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [chronicdailyheadache] Pain clinics?
> >
> > Hi,
> > My daughter has almost daily headaches.
> > She is scheduled for an MRI, and if that comes back negative, her
> > doctor has suggested she try a pain clinic for migraine( he said
> > this is what doctors are recommending now instead of
neurologists).
> > Could someone tell me what they involve?
> > Thanks and happy holidays!
> > Longell
> >
> >
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