Okay, fine.  I will see a headache specialist, but why do I need a headache center?

So, you read our last blog and see how an expert in headache and facial pain is to your best benefit. Now you ask why would you want to seek out one that is in a headache center as opposed to a regular office. Well, picture this. When you do your shopping, do you prefer to get bread and milk at the grocery store; frozen snack treats at the bulk store; and cereal at all purpose market or get it all at one stop? I will let you think this over……One stop, right? Well, this is kind of how a headache center works. You have your expert, samples, procedures, etc. all in one place. Some headache centers even offer things like massage, physical therapy, and acupuncture. It is like having a shop that is all for you. We, at the Pediatric Headache Center, also find that it is helpful on multiple levels to have only patients that understand migraines in the same place. There are no sick kids or siblings being loud in the waiting room. Lights are often low and blinds draw to minimize triggering a headache. If you are getting a procedure, you are often sitting next to someone who understands and empathizes with your pain. Quite on their own, our patients have often supported each other and commiserated while getting treatments. It has helped patients understand they are not alone. Headache Centers build a community around the headache warrior and offer support in various ways from expertise and empathy to hope and healing. Come check out why Pediatric Headache Center of Richmond might just be the right place for you.