Headache 360- The Physical Therapist

Christa discusses her severe headaches following multiple head traumas and systemic diseases, as well as how her debilitating headache pain affected her life and the lives of her family.  She also discusses her prolonged recovery from headache surgery (nerve decompression surgery) and her life during and after her recovery.

Christine McCollum speaks with Dr. Lowenstein about her headache journey, beginning with the onset of her concerning symptoms, through the myriad of doctors and medications that did not work, and to her eventual relief and present-day life.  

Dr. Lowenstein speaks with Dr. Pamela Blake, the Houston neurologist renowned for her recent publication on the latest data showing improvement of head and neck pain with nerve decompression.  Dr. Blake is one of the most respected headache specialists in the country, and discusses the diagnosis of headache pain and the particular symptoms issues that cross so many different headache diagnoses ranging from migraine to tension headaches.

Dr. Lowenstein speaks with renowned headache neurologist Dr. Hossein Ansari from the University of California San Diego about the most advanced techniques for procedures in migraine headache care including nerve blocks and outpatient nerve decompression surgery.

Dr. Lowenstein is interviewed discussing outpatient nerve decompression surgery, also called migraine surgery or headache surgery.  Learn about how nerve decompression surgery can provide permanent relief from chronic headache pain.

Dr. Lowenstein speaks with award winning migraine blogger Jamie Sanders, who is also known as The Migraine Diva (http://www.themigrainediva.com).  Ms. Sanders is an outspoken advocate for migraine patients and migraine sufferers of all kinds, and she and Dr. Lowenstein discuss the several resources and organizations that she is involved with.

Dr. Lowenstein and Dr. Hossein Ansari, director of the University of San Diego Headache Clinic, discuss migraine medications and their use, side effects, and indications in this episode of the Headache 360  Podcast.  Discussions of triptans such as Imitrex, anti-depressants, beta blockers, Topomax, and the CGRP modulating medications such as Aimovig, Emgality, and Ajovy are all included in this excellent review of the treatment of migraine headaches.

Dr. Lowenstein speaks with Dr. Prabu Raman, renowned expert in treating headache and neck pain by treating the temporomandibular joint.  Learn how malfunction of the jaw and the body's most complex joint is related to neck problems, chronic headache, migraine, ear pain, and even vertigo.

Dr. Lowenstein talks with Kelly Lott, LMT who has developed the Migraine Miracle, a migraine specific massage using cold stone and aroma therapy.  Dr. Lowenstein discusses the medical rationale behind the success of the Migraine Miracle massage and Kelly provides insight into the process and how this successful treatment can be done at home.

Dr. Lowenstein speaks with Dr. Hossein Ansari, the head of the Headache Clinic at the University of California San Diego about chronic headaches and migraines.  Listen to the discussion of the different diagnoses associated with headache pain as well as the initial workup that a patient should expect when seeing a headache specialist.