{"id":4753,"date":"2022-07-25T13:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T20:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/using-interdisciplinary-treatment-in-the-management-of-chronic-headache-pain\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:39:32","slug":"using-interdisciplinary-treatment-in-the-management-of-chronic-headache-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/using-interdisciplinary-treatment-in-the-management-of-chronic-headache-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Press Release<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div 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It can be debilitating, often keeping people from engaging in their everyday activities. The good news is that there are numerous treatments that people can use to help find some relief. One recent study put the idea of using an interdisciplinary treatment approach to the test to see if it impacted the number of pain days people experienced.<\/p>\n<p>The study was conducted over a five-year period and included 101 headache patients. The patients participated in the survey by receiving various treatments with a two-week, full-day, and semi-inpatient multimodal pain therapy program at the beginning and the 12-month point. The study results are published in the April 2022 issue of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35448981\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">the journal BMC Neurology<\/a>\u00a0[1].<\/p>\n<p>Like what you\u2019re learning?\u00a0 Download a brochure for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pain-medicine\/\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">online, postgraduate pain medicine<\/a>\u00a0certificate or master\u2019s degree program in\u00a0partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size ost-guten-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/2371308\/436823db-367d-4fb0-8629-8f099a9ccf67?__hstc=77507402.807ad2cd6321cad38abaf5da3c277f8c.1652742383303.1658776277783.1658778477989.19&amp;__hssc=77507402.131.1658778477989&amp;__hsfp=1990062924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">Download a Brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The goal was to see if using an interdisciplinary approach would reduce the number of pain days that the patients experience. The different methods they were taught in the treatment program include mindfulness-based techniques to deal with the pain, psychological coping strategies, relaxation techniques, and physical activity. The physical activity aspect included getting strength training and doing stretches.<\/p>\n<p>The therapy approach uses a multimodal pain therapy program that provided patients with various tools that they can use to help address chronic headache pain. They are options that they can use for the long term and can do so as they feel they need to. Learning the variety of ways to help address the pain provided patients with a way to feel more in control, and when they think about the health benefits of engaging in the therapies, it motivates them to want to use them again.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers found that the patients acquired long-term skills for addressing chronic headache pain. Of the different modalities that patients learned, one stood out as being positively associated with reducing the number of pain days that the patients experienced. The option that stood out was physical activity. They found that at the 12-month mark, there was a higher frequency of the patients engaging in athletic sports.<\/p>\n<p>This study supports the idea that those with chronic headache pain should have a physical activity module as part of their treatment plan. Getting the patient to engage regularly in athletic exercises may be what they need to experience fewer painful days each month. Not only may it help with chronic headache pain, but it can benefit overall health, too.<\/p>\n<h4>Earn an Online Postgraduate Degree in Pain Medicine<\/h4>\n<p>Like what you\u2019re learning? Consider enrolling in the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC\u2019s online, competency-based certificate or master\u2019s program in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pain-medicine\/\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">Pain Medicine<\/a>\u00a0in partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter has-custom-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/2371308\/3b5f3351-cd52-4a4b-84aa-299d202a0ffd?__hstc=77507402.807ad2cd6321cad38abaf5da3c277f8c.1652742383303.1658776277783.1658778477989.19&amp;__hssc=77507402.131.1658778477989&amp;__hsfp=1990062924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">Get More Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Source:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>BMC Neurology.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35448981\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">Chronic headache patients\u2019 health behavior and health service use 12 months after interdisciplinary treatment \u2013 what do they keep in their daily routines?<\/a>\u00a0April 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>This\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.confrontingchronicpain.com\/interdisciplinary-treatment-in-the-management-of-chronic-headache-pain\/\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">article<\/a><em>\u00a0was originally published on Confronting Chronic Pain by Dr. Steven Richeimer, Director\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pain-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">Pain Medicine Master and Certificate<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_1_tb_body et_section_regular\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1_tb_body\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_1_tb_body  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0_tb_body  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Posted: July 8, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0_tb_body clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off et-animated\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" style=\"height: auto;max-width: 100%;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 18px;vertical-align: baseline;background: transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/richeimer-e1517352456196-150x150.png\" alt=\"&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/ostrowon.usc.edu\/author\/richeimer\/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Dr. Steven H. Richeimer&lt;\/a&gt;\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ostrowon.usc.edu\/author\/richeimer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"Using Interdisciplinary Treatment in the Management of Chronic Headache Pain\">Dr. Steven H. Richeimer<\/a><\/h4>\n<div>Steven Richeimer, M.D. is a renowned specialist on issues related to chronic pain. He is the chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of Southern California. He has written or co-written a large number of scientific articles about pain medicine. He recently published an instructive book and guide for pain patients. 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