Headache Information Group of Kansas City
Posted on Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 10:37 AM
Neurologist, Dr. Dana Winegarner, of MidAmerica Neuroscience Institute (MANI) led the first meeting of the Headache Interest Group of Kansas City. The Group meets on the first Thursday of each month (except January and July) from 6:30-8:00 PM. The Headache Interest Group of Kansas City is sponsored by KU Medical Center and MidAmerica Neuroscience Institute. The goal of these monthly meetings is to educate and inform headache sufferers on the resources available to them throughout the Kansas City area (see introductory video below).
The meeting was held at MANI’s headquarters in Lenexa and featured a short talk by the founder of the Institute, neurologist Dr. Vernon Rowe (video below). Dr. Rowe spoke to the group about some of the different components that can contribute to headaches. He went into depth on sleep disorders and their role in chronic migraine and discussed some of the research that he has conducted through MANI’s Headache Center and Sleep Disorders Center. A future meeting will feature a presentation on sleep issues that relate to headaches as well as the lack of awareness of sleep disorders being a possible reason so many headache sufferers fail to find relief.
Next, physical therapist Shane Jackson, DPT, briefly discussed the impact that the cervical spine has on headaches (video below). He demonstrated to the group, with a model of the spine, how some motion segments of the neck often become hyper-mobile while others lack mobility. A future meeting will feature a presentation by a MANI’s physical therapist on some of the methods they utilize and outcomes they have experienced for their patients with chronic migraine.
The next meeting will be February 2nd at 6:30 and will be held at the Prairie Village Community Center at 7700 Mission Road in Prairie Village, KS. This meeting will introduce a new tool, “6 M’s of Headache” - Methods, Management, Meditation, Memory, Movement and Medication.
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