The headache that runs your day can be brought under control
Pain clinic · Restore
Recognising the conditions
What patients most often come in with. If you recognise yourself in one of these descriptions, that's a reason for precise diagnostics, not for waiting.
Migraine
Throbbing attacks with nausea and sensitivity to light and sound that knock you out of the day.
Tension-type headache
A “band” tightening around the head, heaviness in the neck and shoulders, a link with stress and posture.
Cluster headache
Runs of short, very intense attacks around one eye, often at night and in one season.
Painkillers every day
Painkillers taken more than 10–15 days a month become a cause of headache themselves.
Differentiation
What it can be mistaken for
The same complaint can have different causes behind it. Each one needs its own kind of help, so the first step is always precise diagnostics.
Primary or secondary
Most headaches are primary, but dangerous causes must be ruled out with a work-up.
Migraine or tension
Similar complaints, different treatment — one of the most common diagnostic errors.
Red flags
A sudden “thunderclap” headache, fever, weakness or vision problems — urgent assessment is needed.
Screening
What kind of headache do you have
A short test doesn't make a diagnosis — it shows whether there's a reason to book a visit and where to start the conversation with a doctor.
Diagnostics
How we diagnose
First, an objective baseline picture. The board selects the combination of methods individually.
Headache diary
How many days a month it hurts, the intensity, the triggers — the basis for judging the effect of treatment.
Neurologist's examination
Neurological status, trigger points in the neck, the link between the pain and posture and tension.
Medication review
The number of days of painkiller use per month — the key to medication-overuse headache.
Treatment
How we treat
Treatment on three pillars of one programme under constant supervision; the plan is adjusted as the condition changes.
Stopping an attack
The right drug and, above all, the right timing — so the attack has no time to build up.
Prevention
A course that reduces the number of pain days a month, not just one acute episode.
Neuromodulation
taVNS and micropolarisation (tDCS) — when medication is not enough or is not suitable.
Support
This is a programme, not a one-off prescription
Every case goes through the full cycle — led by a personal programme manager.
Consultation
The character of the pain, the diary, a review of medication and tests.
Type of pain
We pin down the form of headache and rule out secondary causes.
Course
Attack relief, prevention and, if needed, neuromodulation — matched to your form.
Follow-up
We compare pain days before and after; a decision on maintenance or a pause.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How is migraine different from a tension headache?
In its character, accompanying symptoms and triggers. The test on this page gives a preliminary profile, which the doctor refines at the visit.
When is a headache a reason to seek urgent help?
A sudden intense headache “like a blow”, a headache with fever, weakness, or speech or vision problems — that is grounds for emergency care.
I take painkillers almost every day — is that a problem?
Yes. Frequent painkiller use becomes a cause of headache in itself; breaking out of that loop is a separate task of the programme.
How long until prevention takes effect?
The effect is judged by a fall in pain days per month over several weeks, not by a single dose.
How do you know the treatment is working?
We compare the pain diary before and after — days, intensity, amount of medication, not impressions.
What if the pain comes back?
The plan includes maintenance measures and a quick review; a personal manager stays in touch.
Booking
Headache assessment
Book a consultation about headache — or start with a short screening to work out its form. A coordinating doctor will clarify the details.