Millions of people in the United States suffer from headaches and migraines, and UW Health is looking to help these patients with more specialty trained providers.
Recently, UW Health in northern Illinois launched the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program in partnership with the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford to train doctors specifically in treating patients with headache disorders.
About 36 million people in the United States suffer from migraines, and about 9% of them are chronic, with many going undiagnosed.
In the program, fellows learn to apply the latest techniques such as nerve blocks and Botox treatments, in addition to understanding the use of appropriate medication regimens, and complementary therapies such as exercise, physical therapy, and biofeedback. Fellows also learn from other specialists who treat and diagnose those with head pain disorders, like allergists, physical therapists, and ophthalmologists, among several others.
