A Message From Dr. Steinberg Regarding Headache Prevention:
Did you know that I have been migraine headache free since 1998 (!) after suffering with so many uncomfortable and frightening symptoms from childhood until I was 20 and in my THIRD YEAR AT HOPKINS?! Ugh, it was the worst!! I experienced sore eyes, headaches, ear "fullness," a stiff neck, facial pain and several month-long periods of dizziness which made life so difficult. This caused me to miss out on a lot fun. However, I felt completely reborn once I became symptom free and have had a lot of fun since!
For the past 27+ years, I have remained completely symptom free because of a unique migraine headache prevention protocol that I created, called The Headache Preventive Lifestyle, which uses simple, evidence-based techniques that bring together the most effective migraine-preventive modalities (including those from the teachings of one of my late, great mentors, Dr. John Sarno, along with other techniques perfected over many years at Johns Hopkins Hospital's Department of Neurology and The Rusk Institute). These can include talk therapy and various lifestyle modifications, often used in a step-wise fashion. Together, we work as partners to custom-tailor an approach that works with your exact medical and psychotherapeutic needs. It is never a one-size-fits-all approach, and it has been an overwhelming joy of mine to help patients prevent migraine. Over the past 15 years, I have helped over 700 patients become symptom-free, like me. Their success stories abound, and I would like nothing more than to help you achieve the same success.
Here's how migraine prevention became part of my practice: After becoming well, I went on to complete my masters degrees, doctoral degree and internships and started my thrilling and tremendously rewarding psychology practice treating anxiety, sex, dating & relationship issues. Over the years, I very regularly came across many patients who suffered terribly from migraine in the ways that I did for so many years. I began to teach them the techniques necessary to reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of their own headaches that no neurologist or other headache specialist seemed to know or be teaching, a way of life that I know like a second religion. Because of my patients' successes and the great impact it had on their happiness and well-being, a sub-practice within my practice, which I call The Center for Integrative Headache Prevention, was born.
To this day, I still can't figure out why neurologists are such excellent diagnosticians and such poor treaters of migraine headaches when living symptom free is so unbelievably simple. My guess is that they don't have the time to spend with patients to teach them what they really need to know. Or, perhaps, they just don't know because it's not taught in medical school (it isn't) or they haven't gone through it themselves, like I have. Whatever the reason, so many people unnecessarily live in the downward spiral of migraine despair. It doesn't have to be this way!!
A primary headache such as a "tension headache," "migraine headache," "menstrual headache," "vestibular headache," "cluster headache," or "stress headache" is defined as one that is not caused by any sinister medical condition or disease such as a brain tumor or aneursym. All types of primary headaches can be prevented with the right know-how. If you or someone you know suffers from headaches, I encourage you to ask me about how living The Headache Preventive Lifestyle could be a tremendous help and lifesaver! Thank you :)
