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Getting Help
The good
news for people with headaches is that a number of resources exist to
help
you find out more about headaches and headache treatment
options. Shop around — get multiple consultations — until you are completely
satisfied that the health-care practitioner or facility can help you with your
headaches. Some questions to ask your provider: 1.
Do
you specialize in headache treatment? (If so) Are you a certified headache
specialist? (If not) How many headache patients do you treat a week? 2.
What is your
3.
What types of medications do you
generally prescribe? 4.
What types of non-drug therapies
do you use? 5.
Where do you refer patients who
need additional treatment? Here are
some places and people that help manage headaches: Headache clinics. Staffed by practitioners who specialize in
headache treatment and management, such clinics usually offer multi-modality,
(various forms of therapy) treatment that is often interdisciplinary (that is,
treatment coordinated by physicians, nurses, physical therapists,
and behavioral
specialists such as psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.) Comprehensive pain centers. Such centers provide
multi-modality, interdisciplinary treatment, but may not have headache programs
or specialists. Be sure to check first. Pain medicine physicians. Pain medicine
has become a medical specialty in recent years. Pain medicine physicians
specialize in treating many different pain conditions. Depending on background and interest, many
treat headaches. However, inquire about
their experience and interest in treating headache and whether they incorporate
a variety of therapeutic (multi-modality) approaches. Chiropractors.
Most
headache clinics and pain Following
are professional societies that can help you locate health-care professionals
or facilities that specialize in or are knowledgeable about headache treatment.
American Headache Society.
Journal: Headache. (856) 423-0043 International Headache Society.
Journal: Cephalgia. Oakwood Prestbury, SK10 4BU Tel: +44 (0)1625 828663 Fax: +44 (0)1625 828494 Journal: Pain Medicine. 4700 (847) 375-4731 Fax: (847) 375-6331 American Chronic Pain Association Post Office Box 850 916-632-0922 American Pain Society Journal: Pain Forum. (847) 375-4715 International Pain Foundation (206) 547-6409 (323) 937-5514 American Chiropractic Association (800)
986-4636 Fax
(703) 243-2593
American Medical Association (312) 464-5000
American Nurses Association (800) 274-4ANA (4262) American Psychological Association 750 (303) 336-5500 www.apa.org
Clinical and Experimental
Hypnosis Society (805) 499-0721 International Chiropractors
Association (800) 423-4690 (703) 528-5000 Fax: (703) 528-5023 International Hypnosis Society Level 3, 6139496 4105 s.pakin@medicine.unimelb.edi.au (877) 624-0613 (703) 548-7790 Fax: (703) 548-7792 North American Society of
Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine Fax: (410) 788-1452 North American Society of
Homeopaths (206) 720-7000 Fax: (206) 329-5684 www.homeopathy.org Sharing
your experiences — and insights — with others who have headaches, or who have
family members or friends, with headaches, is an important part of headache
therapy. Following are some national
groups that provide information and support to headache patients, their
families and friends. Many have regional branches. American Council for Headache Education (856) 423-0258 Fax (856) 423-0082 American Headache Society (856) 423-0043 National Headache Foundation (1-888) NHF-5552 www.headaches.org Agency
for Health Care Research and Quality Publications Clearinghouse
1-800-358-9295 InstantFAX: (301) 594-2800 for instructions. (209) 533-9744 4700 (847) 375-4731 Fax: (847) 375-6331 American Chronic Pain Association (916) 632-0922 (916) 632-3208 fax American Pain Foundation (888) 615-7246 Medline
plus: Find
information on diseases, conditions, and wellness issues. A
good resource for all types of disorders. U.S. National Library of Medicine,
8600 Rockville Pike, National Institutes of Health, Department
of Health & Human Services http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ National Chronic Pain Outreach Association, Inc. (301) 652-4948 Fax: (301) 907-0745 The National Pain Foundation 300 East Hampden http://www.NationalPainFoundation.org/ American Medical Association (312) 464-5000 www.ama-assn.org Contact us
at aardrup@NationalPainFoundation.org if you know of other pain
organizations and support groups.
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