Inflammation Control as Migraine Control

Day 3 (2022)

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Key Questions

What is inflammation?
Does inflammation serve a purpose?
Is inflammation as important as it’s made out to be in health communities?
Is there a way to measure inflammation in the body?
Are there known inflammatory markers in people with migraine?
Does inflammation lead to migraine, or does migraine lead to inflammation?
Does uncontrolled chronic migraine cause chronic inflammation, leading to other pain conditions?
What does the gut have to do with inflammation?
Are anti-inflammatory medications the best antidote to inflammation?
What are some other ways to fight inflammation?
Can diet influence inflammation?
What do omega-3s and omega-6s have to do with inflammation and migraine?
Are there any supplements that can help inflammation?
What is the relationship between inflammation and some conditions that are comorbid with migraine, such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders?
Is exercise beneficial or harmful for inflammation?

Interview Notes

Find out more about Gretchen Tietjen, MD and her work here:

Treatments Mentioned

Acetaminophen
CGRP antagonists
DHE, intranasally
Diet high in omega-3’s, low in omega-6’s
Ditans
Exercise
Gepants
Meditation
Neuromodulatory devices
NSAIDs
Sleep
Steroids
Tai chi
Triptans
Yoga

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Expert

Gretchen E. Tietjen, MD

Professor Emerita of Neurology
University of Toledo

Dr. Gretchen E. Tietjen is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and its neurology residency program. She is a Distinguished University Professor Emerita of neurology at the University of Toledo, where she founded the Department of Neurology in 2000 and led as chair until 2020.

Specializing in headache medicine and vascular neurology, she also directed the Stroke Center for 15 years and the Headache Treatment and Research Center for over two decades. Her research focuses on the relationship between migraine and stroke, including the investigation of the vascular biology in migraine, the association of childhood maltreatment and migraine, and the effects of early life stress on vascular and brain biology in a rodent model.

Dr. Tietjen has published over 160 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, reviews, and editorials. Her research has garnered national awards, including the Stroke Innovation Award from the journal Stroke and the Association of Migraine Disorders Innovation Award, as well as the American Headache Society’s Seymour Solomon Lecture Award, the Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award, the John R. Graham Lecture Award, the Women’s Health Research Lecture Award, and the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award from the AHS.