Migraine

Why is this happening?

Modern science has shown that in the brain of a person with migraines, the balance between the areas responsible for pain processing is disturbed. As a result, sensitivity to any stimuli increases. Repeated attacks trigger structural changes in the brain that contribute to the transition to a chronic form of the disease. In other words, the brain learns to hurt.

But migraine is not just about physiology. Psycho-emotional factors play an important role in the development of this disease. Many patients have the so-called "migraine personality type": they are people with high levels of anxiety, responsible, demanding of themselves, sensitive to criticism, prone to self-recrimination and emotional burnout. Under the influence of stress, they quickly "overheat" from the inside - and this pressure often results in an attack of pain.

When pain lasts for years, it changes not only the body but also the mind. A person loses basic trust in the world - the trust that allows us to live with a sense of stability, plan for the future, and build relationships. Life shrinks to one thing - waiting for the next attack. That is why psychotherapy is a key part of migraine treatment.

When conventional treatment doesn't work

Traditional medications do not always provide relief or lose their effectiveness over time. Therefore, we use modern techniques that affect the underlying mechanisms of pain:

• Transcranial electrical brain stimulation (TES) is a method that reduces pain intensity, improves sleep, stabilizes the emotional state, and has no side effects.
• Ketamine infusions are a powerful and fast-acting tool. Ketamine blocks glutamate receptors, the same ones that are activated during a migraine. It can stop an attack within minutes and reduce the frequency of attacks in the future. According to Dr. Carlos Zarate of the US National Institute of Mental Health, "With ketamine, we can help with migraines within hours."
• Blockades of the stellate ganglion, greater occipital nerve, and sphenopalatine ganglion: performed byinjecting a local anesthetic (e.g., lidocaine) into the nerve ganglion area, resulting in a lasting analgesic effect.
• Psychotherapy helps to change maladaptive patterns of stress response, restore emotional flexibility, and expand the inner space of life.
• Neurohelp brain rehabilitation, art therapy, and body-oriented practices give people the tools to recover from years of living under stress.

We do not treat pain - we help to live

Each person is unique. Someone's pain starts after stress, someone's pain starts from a change in weather, someone's pain starts from overwork or internal conflict. That is why our treatment is always individualized. We work not only with the symptom, but with the causes - at the level of the body, brain and psyche. And that's why many of our patients start living for the first time in many years - without fear, without pain, with hope.

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