Migraines are more than bad headaches. They are a neurological condition that can take you out for hours or days, and chronic headache affects millions of adults every year.
A migraine is a recurring headache driven by changes in nerve signaling, blood flow, and inflammation in the brain. Most people feel it on one side of the head as a throbbing or pulsing pain, often with nausea, light sensitivity, and sound sensitivity.
Chronic migraine is defined as headaches 15 or more days a month for at least three months. When headaches show up that often, work, sleep, and relationships start to suffer. Targeted interventional care can help break the cycle when pills and lifestyle changes are not enough on their own.
Migraines and chronic headaches look different from person to person. Your relief plan starts with understanding your pattern, your triggers, and what usually brings the pain on.
We start with less invasive options and add targeted interventional procedures when they make sense. Most patients see meaningful relief within the first few visits.
An FDA-approved preventive treatment for chronic migraine. A series of small injections across the head and neck helps reduce how often and how hard migraines hit.
A quick injection at the base of the skull that calms the occipital nerves. Helpful for migraines that start in the back of the head and wrap around to the front.
A non-invasive nasal procedure that quiets a nerve cluster behind the nose. Useful for breaking acute migraine attacks and taking the edge off chronic headaches.
Targeted injections into tight muscle bands in the neck and shoulders that pull pain up into the head. Often paired with Botox or nerve blocks for better results.
Call us right away if your headache is the worst you have ever had, comes on suddenly like a thunderclap, is paired with vision loss, weakness, slurred speech, or fever, or follows a head injury. These can signal a serious problem that needs same-day evaluation.
Chronic migraine is 15 or more headache days a month for at least three months, with migraine features on eight or more of those days. If headaches are getting in the way of work, sleep, or daily life, it is worth a specialist visit.
Most patients notice fewer headache days within two to four weeks of their first round of Botox. Full benefit usually shows up after the second round, and treatment is repeated every three months.
Not necessarily. Many patients cut back or stop daily preventive medications once interventional treatments take hold. The goal is fewer pills and more good days.