Headache Management Starts with Prevention

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In headache management, that prevention often equals lifestyle modification. Drs. Nina Riggins and Larry Charleston IV, headache specialists, discuss.

BY LARRY CHARLESTON IV

MD, MSC, FAHS

and

BY NINA RIGGINS MD, PHD, FAAN

“Headache Medicine: 2023 Year in Review”

video posted on VuMedi

Dr. Nina Riggins presented at

VuMedi – “Emergency Department and Inpatient Headache Management”

– May 2023 –

Click here for the video (Emergency Department and Inpatient Headache Management)

Dr. Nina Riggins presented at

VuMedi – “Approach to Newer Migraine Treatments”

– April 2023 –

Click here for the video (Approach to Newer Migraine Treatments)

Dr. Nina Riggins is the Project Advisor for the Clinical awareness Initiative

with the Clinical Neurological Society of America (CNSA)

– February 2023

click here for the full article

“Accelerated approval clinical awareness initiative”

Nina Riggins is the GUEST EDITOR-IN-CHIEF for the NeurologyLive, October 2021.

You can see her Letter from the Editor “The Therapeutic Space for People Living With
Headache After COVID-19 Infection” (click here)

Presented “Migraine and FND” at Functional Neurologic Disorder Society on April 22, 2021.

Feedback on Twitter:

Dr. Nina Riggins was interviewed for the Science News Magazine – March 22, 2021

“Options to prevent and treat the severe headaches are becoming available.”

— click here for the full article to

Teleneurology for Primary Headache Disorders

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, remote and in-person care for headache disorders is necessary to reduce patient risk.

Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc; Amaal J. Starling, MD; Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS, FAAN; and Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAAN

COVID-19 is a global pandemic causing a severe acute respiratory syndrome,¹ with massive morbidity and mortality worldwide. As we complete this article, over 5 million cases have been reported worldwide.² Social distancing is being recommended to reduce disease transmission, which has limited face-to-face health care. Individuals with headache disorders are particularly affected……(Click article to read more)

HOW TO GET TO SLEEP?

“Anxiety can cause trouble sleeping and lead to insomnia,” explains Nina Riggins, MD, Ph.D., FAAN, an associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. If you are concerned that your anxiety is leading to sleep problems you must address your anxiety with a healthcare provider, she says.

(Click here for the full article and sleep remedies…..)

Chief Residents SMMC-SF Dignity Health invited Presentation, noon conference for the Internal Medicine Residents at St Mary’s, case based discussion on Headaches.

Dr Riggins presented on classification (link to ICHD-s here), diagnosis and newest treatment options for Cluster Headache (CGRP AB Galcanezumab, non- invasive vagal nerve stimulator).

Managing Migraine During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAAN explains safe and effective alternative treatment plans for migraine in the era of telemedicine

With the COVID-19 pandemic shifting many in-person visits to telemedicine, healthcare providers are developing effective protocols for telehealth visits and treatment. AHS Member Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAAN a neurologist at the University of California San Francisco, hosted a Facebook Live where she discussed alternatives to in-person migraine treatments like injections and infusions.

“We need alternatives to procedures and safe options for treatment for people living with migraine,” Dr. Riggins explained.

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Dr. Riggins was invited to speak at the Virtual Event with UC Berkeley Pre-Medical Honor Society May 2020

Update from the American Academy of Neurology for the medical students –

Neurology Question of the Day app available through the American Academy of Neurology (@AANMember). To get access, sign up for a free medical student membership (AAN.com), and then download the app. #neurology #freequestionbank

Podcast: Adapting Neurologic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Mind Moments podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

This special episode of the Mind Moments Podcast is focused on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The spread of the novel virus has resulted in an upheaval of daily life both inside and outside of the clinic. We are learning more everyday about the risks for patients with neurological disorders, especially those who receive treatment with therapies that act on the immune system, and the significant adjustments required to keep clinical care running smoothly during this time.

Episode 8, “Adapting Neurologic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic” features interviews with Barry Singer, MD, Director of the MS Center for Innovations in Care at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, who is actively making adjustments to his patients treatment regimens to help reduce their risk in the face of the novel coronavirus, as well as Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAAN a headache specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, who, in response to the spread of COVID-19, has taken her practice online via telemedicine. Riggins offers her insights on the transition to telemedicine visits, as well as specific treatment considerations for patients with headache disorders.

Presented at APHS

Feedback from the APHS meeting:

Dr. Riggins has been elected as Neurology PISCES Liaison, Learning and Care Environment Champion at UCSF(click here for more information on Longitudinal Integrated Medical Student Clinical Experience)