A single migraine attack is a reason enough to seek qualified medical attention. Still, if you suffer from chronic migraines, you need the help of a headache expert like Dr. Amr Hosny of the Advanced Headache Center. With eight locations in New York City and Bergen County, New Jersey, you can receive the best chronic migraine treatment nearby. Chronic migraines attack often and consistently over a period of at least three months. Get the chronic migraine relief you need from a trusted physician with years of experience. Call the Advanced Headache Center for a consultation. Get rid of your headache pain today.
A migraine is a neurological disease characterized by a throbbing and pulsating headache and other incapacitating symptoms. An ordinary, episodic migraine — such as hemiplegic migraine, retinal migraine, basilar migraine, or optical migraine — can last hours or days. For these migraines, weeks or months may pass before you experience another episode.
On the other hand, chronic migraines differ from episodic migraine types because you experience a higher frequency of episodes. You may have chronic migraines if:
Dr. Amr Hosny is the primary headache pain specialist at the Advanced Headache Center. With eight migraine centers within New York City and northern New Jersey, you can find one near you. Dr. Hosny and his team use a multimodal approach to diagnose and treat chronic migraines.
There are more than four million people in the country with chronic migraines. Most suffer incapacitating pain and accompanying symptoms. You may associate migraines with just excruciating pain, but before the pain of a migraine attack, other migraine stages in the episode cause other debilitating symptoms.
Migraines bring your normal life to a halt, which makes effective treatment a priority. The chronic migraine symptoms that affect your quality of life for the period of the episode — and even afterward — include:
If any of these symptoms sound familiar in your experience, you may have chronic migraines. If the number of your headache attacks has increased or you feel you need stronger medication to deal with the episodes, talk to a headache specialist like Dr. Hosny. His multimodal approach means he often recommends concurrent therapies to combat both the pain and the frequency of your chronic migraines.
Migraines occur due to a faulty nerve signal in the brain. Dr. Hosny uses the latest medical equipment and best practices to diagnose your condition, but a diagnosis of chronic migraines depends on the frequency of your episodes. However, the triggers for most migraines are similar, although not all affect you the same way. Common migraine triggers include:
Understanding the triggers for your migraine episodes is critical for proper treatment and pain management. Dr. Hosny reviews your case, relying on the technology and his experience to make an accurate diagnosis. Then he creates an individualized chronic migraine treatment plan to control the pain and help you avoid future episodes.
There is no single best chronic migraine treatment. Dr. Hosny may recommend several different treatments for your migraines. He often starts with the least invasive techniques, keeping the goal of pain management firmly in mind. Often, chronic migraines require stronger therapies, so your doctor may recommend chronic migraine treatments that include:
After Dr. Hosny makes his diagnosis, treatment can commence immediately. The state-of-the-art facilities use the latest medical equipment, making your individualized migraine treatment more effective. Contact the Advanced Headache Center to overcome your chronic migraine symptoms and improve your quality of life.
Dr. Hosny is an Ivy League Trained, UCNS-accredited, board-certified headache specialist who offers the latest preventive and abortive treatments to provide safe and effective head pain relief. As an active member of prominent organizations and professional societies that advance headache science, education, and management, such as the National Headache Foundation, Dr. Hosney specializes in diagnosing and treating a wide range of head pain disorders, including tension headaches, migraines, and cluster headaches, to name a few.
Dr. Hosny's reputation for enhancing headache care quality through the use of the most effective and technologically advanced treatment options for persistent primary and secondary chronic headaches has been acknowledged by Castle Connolly and Healthgrades, where he has received over 200 positive reviews. Dr. Hosny is also recognized as a distinguished New York City physician and headache specialist by New York Magazine.
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