Novera Headache Center

Why Does The Current Approach Fail? It is important to understand that there is significant overlap in the symptoms of a neck related headache and a migraine. This means: it is very difficult to accurately diagnose a migraine.  When a patient presents with a headaches or migraines the initial diagnosis will be based off of that patient's symptoms. This means that in general there is no X-ray, MRI or CT-scan that is going to come back with any findings that explain your pain.  This can be a very frustrating process as many patients never find a straight answer as to where their pain is coming from.  The typical treatment approach involves a series of medications that promise to reduce the frequency or intensity of your pain. Many of these medications are costly and/or come with side-effects that make them unreasonable to use for extended periods of time.  Although many don't know they have a choice. As I stated initially, there is a high level of confusion when attem...