Talking Head Pain

On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is on location at the European Headache Congress in Vienna, Austria talking with Dr. Messoud Ashina, Professor of Neurology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Director of the Human Migraine Research Unit at the Danish Headache Center and Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Glostrup.

Join Joe and Dr. Ashina as they discuss the interictal burden of migraine and the need for continued research that gives patients hope. 

Among the highlights in this episode:

00:48- Joe introduces his guest, Dr. Messoud Ashina, Professor of Neurology at the University of Copenhagen, who shares the discussion of the interictal burden of migraine at the European Headache Congress

03:52- Dr. Ashina tells Joe about the need for more research so that health care providers can continue to give patients more treatment options

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On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is on location at the European Headache Congress in Vienna, Austria talking with Dr. Messoud Ashina, Professor of Neurology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Director of the Human Migraine Research Unit at the Danish Headache Center and Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Glostrup

Join Joe and Dr. Ashina as they discuss the interictal burden of migraine and the need for continued research that gives patients hope. 

Among the highlights in this episode:

00:48- Joe introduces his guest, Dr. Messoud Ashina, Professor of Neurology at the University of Copenhagen, who shares the discussion of the interictal burden of migraine at the European Headache Congress

03:52- Dr. Ashina tells Joe about the need for more research so that health care providers can continue to give patients more treatment options

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

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On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is on location at the European Headache Congress in Vienna, Austria talking with Dr. Brad Torphy, Managing Director of the Chicago Headache Center and Research Institute.

Join Joe and Dr. Torphy as they discuss global access challenges and the need for more research on combination therapy.

Among the highlights in this episode: 

00:35- Joe introduces his guest, Dr. Brad Torphy of the Managing Director of the Chicago Headache Center and Research Institute, who tells us about getting treatments in Europe versus in the United States

02:43- Dr. Torphy shares the need for more data and research surrounding Botox treatments combined with monoclonal antibodies

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

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On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is on location at the European Headache Congress in Vienna, Austria talking with Dr. Dimos Mitsikostas, Professor of Neurology at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. 

Join Joe and Dr. Mitsikostas as they discuss his research on the nocebo effect. 

Among the highlights in this episode: 

00:36- Joe introduces his guest, Dr. Mitsikostas, who tells us about his career in neurology and the ongoing research on nocebo effect

03:05- Dr. Mitsikostas tells us about the importance of a positive approach when starting a new treatment

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

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On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by Elena Ruiz de la Torre, Executive Director for the European Migraine and Headache Alliance (EMHA). Listen as Elena tells Joe about her career in migraine advocacy, what the EMHA does, and how she is working with European advocates to reduce migraine stigma.

Among the highlights in this episode:

00:45- Joe introduces Elena Ruiz de la Torre, who shares about her career in advocacy and tells us about the European Migraine and Headache Alliance (EMHA)

04:14- Elena shares interesting pieces of information that she is learning about at the conference

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

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To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

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This week on Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by CarmenRose Fiallo, a migraine patient and advocate who documents her migraine journey on social media, showcasing the realities of living with a chronic disease.

Join Joe and CarmenRose as they discuss traumatic brain injuries, tips for injection days, and when to break up with your health care team 

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:10- Joe kicks off the episode by asking CarmenRose to walk us through her worst migraine attack

04:38- CarmenRose discusses how migraine has impacted her life

06:21- Joe talks to CarmenRose about having a traumatic brain injury and being diagnosed with migraine

09:48- Joe asks Dr. Peter McAllister about the connection between traumatic brain injury and migraine

11:33- Dr. McAllister tells Joe about how migraine caused by traumatic brain injuries is treated

13:59- CarmenRose shares why she started sharing her injection days on social media and gives tips to the audience about how to navigate injection day

19:34- CarmenRose tells Joe about how the people in the migraine community have helped her through her migraine journey

22:24- Joe and CarmenRose talk about the frustrations of navigating the health care system

24:12- Joe asks CarmenRose to share advice on how to move on from a health care team that is not treating you effectively

26:59- To end the episode, Joe asks CarmenRose to talk about how finding the right treatment has improved her life

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

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On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is delayed at the airport. As he waits for his flight, Joe decided to connect with the community and share some tips for traveling with migraine.

Among the highlights in this episode:

00:37- Joe shares his first tip for traveling with migraine, communicate with your neurologist, headache specialist, or primary care provider

01:18- Tip number two, get a stable amount of sleep, water, and if needed, caffeine

01:37- Tip number three, get a good eye mask for the flight

01:47- Joe stresses the importance of having migraine medication in your carry on, not in checked luggage

02:00- Tip number three, eating nutritious foods while traveling

02:23- Joe shares his final tip, embrace the process

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

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In this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by migraine advocate Candace Camper. Candace is the creator of an Instagram account that documents her migraine journey, as well as the ways in which her service dog, Clea, helps her manage migraine and seizures.

Listen as Joe and Candace discuss step therapy, getting prescribed injections, and how Clea plays a role in her health.

Among the highlights in this episode:

00:48- Joe starts the episode by introducing his guest, Candace Camper, who tells us about her migraine journey

03:14- Candace talks about her experience going to a neurologist for both migraine and seizures

03:42- Joe asks Candace to describe her worst migraine attack is like

06:31- Candace tells Joe about the current state of her treatment journey, including being prescribed an injectable medication

07:32-  Candace shares how she had to pause treatment due to her insurance company getting in the way

09:12- Dr. Peter McAllister his perspective on insurance companies getting in the way of patients getting the medication they need

11:24- Candace tells Joe about her service dog, Clea

13:09- Joe asks Candace why she felt it was important for her to share her migraine journey and relationship with her service dog on Instagram

15:17- Candace talks about other migraine patients she’s meet who also use service dogs for migraine

16:28- Candace shares advice for people who have not found the right treatment options yet

 Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

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On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is on location at the American Headache Society’s Scottsdale Headache Symposium talking to Annika Ehrlich, a nurse practitioner at the University of California, San Francisco Headache Center. Join Joe and Annika as they discuss her history in migraine care and the exciting topics they’re hearing about at the symposium.

Among the highlights in this episode:

00:24- Joe introduces his guest, nurse practitioner Annika Ehrlich

03:43- Annika shares her biggest takeaway from the conference that migraine patients should know

05:00- Joe and Annika discuss precision medicine for migraine patients

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

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To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

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On this episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is on location at the American Headache Society’s Scottsdale Headache Symposium talking to Dr. Liza Smirnoff, a headache specialist at the University of Miami. Join Joe and Dr. Smirnoff as they discuss the importance of care of migraine in pregnant women and those going through gender affirming care, as well as the work she and her peers are doing in reducing the amount of monthly migraine days in adults.

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: [email protected]

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to [email protected].

Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

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