Children represent a constant – and critical – opportunity for us to examine and expand our alternative-treatment approaches.

A Pioneer in Pediatric Treatment

Leaving no stone unturned applies to every Diamond Headache Clinic patient. It holds special meaning for our youngest clients, who come to us with the highest hopes for success. Their confidence in our treatments is inspirational, and we are dedicated to ensuring only the most-effective, safest therapies are prescribed.

Our outpatient care takes well-balanced participation by the patient, the caregiver and the physician, culminating in an individualized treatment regimen that includes:

• Medication component: A program of specific therapeutic agents is utilized. Patient response is closely monitored to evaluate efficacy and minimize side effects;
• Lifestyle-modification component: Patients are instructed in the areas of diet, recreation, sleep patterns, and other habits linked to headaches;
• Biofeedback-training component: This non-drug therapy gives the patient ample opportunity to actively participate in their treatment and in alleviating headache symptoms. About 70 percent of all patients, especially children with headache and pregnant women who prefer to avoid medication, benefit from this training. It augments other therapies, and is particularly useful for patients in whom stress is a major contributing factor to headaches, or for those patients who are unable to use standard headache agents.

Follow-up visits are scheduled on an as-needed basis, and patients are encouraged to contact us with any questions or concerns between visits.