Headache and Migraine Education

Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge is self-empowering; I believe that every headache and migraine sufferer has the right to know their headache and migraine diagnosis as precisely as possible (and what it means), to know the nature of their headache disorder, its outcome and possible types of treatment. What has yet to gain acceptance is my belief, supported by my unparalleled clinical experience and a significant body of international research, that it is incorrect to consider headache and migraine types as totally different entities. ‘Headache and Migraine Education’ is one of the aims of Watson Headache Institute – it is here that relevant, past and present research will be summarised and discussed…

Cheers  Dean

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