Effectiveness of IV Therapy in the Headache Clinic for Refractory Migraines
Too many Migraineurs share this problem — finding treatment for intractable or refractory Migraines. Those are the Migraines that don't seem to respond to treatment no matter what they try, be it preventives, abortives, or pain management. This situation often leads to feelings of desperation on the part of the patient and extreme frustration on the part of their physicians. John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD; (Ask the Clinician) and his colleagues; Virginia Scott-Krusz; Jeanne Ballanger, RN; and Jane Cagle, LVN; have been using outpatient IV treatment for refractory Migraines in Dr. Krusz's Dallas clinic since 1994 and collecting research data... Feature Article
"The future of aggressive headache treatment is in the specialty clinic, a far more cost- and time-effective mode of treating intractable headaches, including refractory and chronic Migraines. Compared with the emergency department, the headache clinic can offer a wider range of effective and definitive treatments and offer headache patients maximum degree of success for control of Migraines. We have used IV treatment in the clinic since 1994 and presented initial data regarding its effectiveness in 1998. This study continues in documenting the degree of success of outpatient IV treatment of headaches..." Feature Article