The migraine app is a milestone in the prevention and treatment of migraine.

The migraine app is a milestone in the prevention and treatment of migraines and headaches. It was developed in close cooperation between experts from the Pain Clinic Kiel, the nationwide headache treatment network and the Techniker Krankenkasse. The migraine and headache self-help communities on Facebook and www.headbook.me continuously accompanied the development. The new migraine app opens up completely new possibilities in the digital care of migraines and headaches. It accompanies and controls the personal course of treatment. It provides orientation and groundbreaking new opportunities, which really matters in terms of documentation, diagnostics, effective treatment, avoidance of chronification, measurement of pain-related disabilities, relaxation, stress relief, knowledge, information, nutrition and fitness. It also enables nationwide exchange and digital networking, both among those affected and with migraine and headache experts. If you have any suggestions, please send them to us at [email protected]

The migraine app enables users to take an active role in the effective and timely prevention and treatment of their migraines and headaches. It provides an individual overview of treatment plans and helps to implement guidelines in a personalized manner. A “cockpit” with display instruments on the welcome page provides information on all relevant data on acute treatment and prevention. She monitors symptoms and medication. It provides active treatment methods such as progressive muscle relaxation for prevention. The course of the migraine and headache is continuously documented and analyzed. Trigger factors such as B. Weather data is automatically added to the history in order to personally record connections between weather changes and migraines. The migraine app warns when the acute medication intake limits are exceeded. It actively helps to avoid complications such as medication overuse headache (MÜK). The disability caused by migraine and headaches can be effectively reduced by the digital technology.

A quick test helps to determine the type of headache. Scales determine the risk of headache chronification and the optimal time for taking acute treatment. Experts from the nationwide headache treatment network can be found close to where they live. A media library provides the latest news on migraine and headache treatment. The app provides the criteria of the current international headache classification ICHD-3 beta digital. Affected people can exchange and network online via the social networks Headbook and the Facebook Migraine Community. A regular live chat enables headache experts from the Pain Clinic Kiel to ask questions that are answered directly.

data protection

The migraine app only stores data on the device of the individual user. Data protection requirements are complied with. If the user wants to share information, e.g. B. to his treating doctor, this is done only through active initiative of the user.

Service side

A video tutorial is integrated in the app. A detailed service page with detailed operating instructions can be found at https://schmerzklinik.de/die-migraene-app/