UC San Diego Health has opened a multidisciplinary center in Sorrento Valley that will provide specialized care for headache pain, including migraine and long-term side effects of traumatic brain injuries, it was announced Thursday.
Headaches are one of the most common disorders of the body's nervous system, with 60 million Americans living with chronic migraine and headache, according to the American Academy of Neurology.
"Ten percent of primary care visits are focused on headache and migraine, and many of these individuals require specialized care in order to improve their symptoms," said Dr. Nina Riggins, neurologist and headache specialist at UCSD Health, and director of the new center.
According to the university health system, patients will have access to"both inpatient and outpatient treatment options, neuromodulation devices, nerve blocks, trigger point injections, Sphenopalatine ganglion blocks, Botox, otoneurology, infusion, integrative medicine such as acupuncture, and other interventions."
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