What you need to know as a clinician about headaches.
Can you properly diagnose headaches? Do you know how to effectively manage them? Most healthcare practitioners can’t—are you one of them?
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Many people suffer from chronic and recurring headaches and do not respond to available pharmacological or nutritional products to treat them.
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Nutraceuticals alone are not effective against migraines and most forms of headaches. You need to understand how clinical factors such as blood sugar imbalances, electrolyte imbalances, hormone imbalances, and other physiological factors cause headaches.
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Most chronic headaches involve underlying physiological factors that can be dramatically changed with diet, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies.
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Migraine attacks cause white-matter injury to the brain, putting patients at substantial risk for early cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease—learn how to intervene effectively before it's too late.
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Most practitioners overlook how past traumatic brain injuries contribute to chronic headaches, leaving patients suffering for years—discover the assessment tools and treatment protocols to finally provide relief.
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CLASS OVERVIEW
There Are Over 200 Types of Headaches. What Do You Do as a Clinician?
There are over 200 types of headaches, but 90% of them are tension-type headaches and migraines. In this course, we will teach you everything you need to know about the most common types of headaches. We will then cover the other 12 forms of headaches, meaning you’ll obtain the know-how to identify and treat 95% of the headaches you will likely ever encounter.
Most acute headaches today are temporarily managed with over-the-counter medications, massage, hot showers, etc. However, there is a large population of patients who suffer from chronic and recurring headaches who need help. We will go over what you need to know about them.
Most acute headaches today are temporarily managed with over-the-counter medications, massage, hot showers, etc. However, there is a large population of patients who suffer from chronic and recurring headaches who need help. We will go over what you need to know about them.
Why Practitioners Fail with Chronic Headaches and Migraines
Chronic headaches are challenging and involve many variables you must know how to address as a clinician.
You need to understand the pathophysiology of migraine and specific forms of headaches. You cannot develop an effective approach if you don’t understand what is happening.
You need to understand how diet, nutraceuticals, medications, and various lifestyle approaches impact headache pathophysiology specifically.
You need to know what clinical questions to ask to specifically identify the type of headache a person has and what to do about it.
You need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various nutraceuticals and medication approaches by reviewing the current scientific literature.
You need to understand how to manage patients suffering from chronic headaches over time.You must learn how to clinically track headache frequency, intensity, and duration. Most chronic headaches will not resolve overnight; they will resolve in small steps over time.
You need to understand the pathophysiology of migraine and specific forms of headaches. You cannot develop an effective approach if you don’t understand what is happening.
You need to understand how diet, nutraceuticals, medications, and various lifestyle approaches impact headache pathophysiology specifically.
You need to know what clinical questions to ask to specifically identify the type of headache a person has and what to do about it.
You need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various nutraceuticals and medication approaches by reviewing the current scientific literature.
You need to understand how to manage patients suffering from chronic headaches over time.You must learn how to clinically track headache frequency, intensity, and duration. Most chronic headaches will not resolve overnight; they will resolve in small steps over time.
Did You Know...
Did You Know...
Migraine attacks cause white-matter injury to the brain.
Patients with chronic migraines are at a substantial risk of developing early cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.
Most nutraceuticals used to treat migraines do not resolve them but may reduce intensity, severity, or duration. Other strategies are necessary.
One of the most overlooked types of headaches is caused by the impact of traumatic brain injuries that occurred many years ago.
Chronic headaches may be a sign of other undiagnosed clinical conditions, such as hormone imbalances.
Vitamin D insufficiency is a common cause of myofascial headaches.
Invest just six hours of your time in this course to have an effective clinical approach to headaches for the rest of your career. It will be worth it.
Dr. Kharrazian has been working with chronic patients suffering from debilitating conditions including all forms of headaches for over 25 years.
In this course, Dr. Kharrazian will break down the complex pathophysiology of conditions like migraines and various forms of headaches into simple steps so you can understand the specific mechanisms of the various forms of headaches.
He will then teach you a step-by-step approach to enable you to ask the right questions, order the correct labs, and develop a personalized approach to managing patients suffering from chronic headaches.
Patients with chronic migraines will walk into your office throughout the rest of your career. Invest the time to become proficient and make a huge difference in your patients’ lives.
In this course, Dr. Kharrazian will break down the complex pathophysiology of conditions like migraines and various forms of headaches into simple steps so you can understand the specific mechanisms of the various forms of headaches.
He will then teach you a step-by-step approach to enable you to ask the right questions, order the correct labs, and develop a personalized approach to managing patients suffering from chronic headaches.
Patients with chronic migraines will walk into your office throughout the rest of your career. Invest the time to become proficient and make a huge difference in your patients’ lives.
COURSE FEATURES
Transform Your Clinical Approach to Headaches
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Comprehensive Diagnostic Framework
Develop precise diagnostic skills using validated assessment tools to identify specific headache types, their triggers, and underlying mechanisms—enabling targeted treatment from day one.
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Migraine Pathophysiology Mastery
Learn the complex neurological cascades behind migraines and how to intervene at multiple pathways for more effective patient outcomes than single-intervention approaches.
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Personalized Treatment Protocols
Create individualized functional medicine strategies that address the unique physiological imbalances driving each patient's headache pattern for sustainable, long-term relief.
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Evidence-Based Nutraceutical Applications
Navigate the research on supplements for headache management with clarity, understanding exactly when, how, and which nutraceuticals to use based on the latest scientific literature.
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Chronic Headache Management System
Implement a systematic approach to tracking headache frequency, intensity, and duration to objectively measure progress and adjust treatment protocols for optimal results.
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Critical Red Flag Recognition
Confidently differentiate between primary headaches and those requiring immediate medical intervention, protecting your patients and practice with clear referral guidelines.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
Dr. Kharrazian is a Harvard-Medical School trained researcher, an Associate Clinical Professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and a world-renowned functional medicine practitioner.
Dr. Kharrazian has a built a reputation for his unique ability to integrate medical literature with real-life patient treatment to develop effective clinical models, which have been successfully applied by healthcare practitioners throughout his 25+ years of clinical practice and his role a researcher.
The clinical models he has developed have dramatically impacted countless healthcare and medical clinics throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. The Kharrazian Institute currently has more than 5,000 healthcare providers enrolled in courses from all regions of the world. His educational programs have been adopted by multiple universities and used for post-graduate medical education.
COURSE CONTENT
Course Session Information
Course Session Information
This course is designed to expand your understanding of headache pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of head and face pain. The comprehensive curriculum includes six hours of in-depth video training divided into carefully structured modules that build your expertise step by step.
SESSION 1
Clinical Concepts of Headaches
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Learn about the 14 most common types of headaches that will account for 95% of headaches you will encounter in practice.
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Understand clinical characteristics that help diagnose headaches (location, type of pain, duration, intensity, associated symptoms, trigger, and more.)
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Learn the most important clinical questions you need to ask to differentially diagnose the types of headaches and what potential triggers may be involved.
SESSION 2
Clinical Features of Migraine
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Understand the complex pathophysiology of migraine and what clinical mechanisms may impact each pathway.
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Understand how to differentiate different forms of migraines and why they matter clinically.
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Understand the strengths and limitations of medications, nutraceuticals, dietary approaches, and lifestyle medicine approaches for migraine.
SESSION 3
Clinical Management of Migraines
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Learn how to use validated migraine questionnaires to identify and monitor migraine management.
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Review all the major studies on nutraceuticals that impact migraine and understand their strengths and limitations.
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Learn how to identify specific mechanisms involved with migraine pathophysiology and how to develop a personalized approach using principles of functional medicine.
SESSION 4
Clinical Features of Non-Migraine Headaches
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Understand how myofascial syndromes, hormone imbalances, previous traumatic brain injury, dysautonomia, sinus congestion, dysglycemia, and other physiological factors cause headaches.
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Understand vicious cycles that occur with chronic headaches and what is required to break them.
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Review the essential diagnostic features between various forms of headaches.
SESSION 5
Clinical Management of Non-Migraine Headaches
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Learn what questions to ask, what labs to order, and what to observe in your clinical evaluation to appropriately identify types of headaches.
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Learn how to identify the underlying variables that promote chronification of headaches.
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Learn how to develop individualized functional medicine strategies for people suffering from reoccurring or chronic headaches.
SESSION 6
Red Flags with Headaches
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Some headaches may be secondary to serious pathologies like tumors, aneurysms, and cerebral inflammation. Understand the difference between primary and secondary headaches.
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Understand what the red flags are for a serious pathology when a person has a headache.
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Understand the current guidelines for immediate imaging and referral.
What's Included in the Headaches Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications Course
What's Included in the Headaches Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications Course
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6 hours of comprehensive video training
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Downloadable clinical assessment tools
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Detailed course materials
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Case study analysis
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Access to the latest research findings and clinical applications
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Certificate of Completion upon passing the examination
What people are saying...
What people are saying...
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Dr. Kharrazian is one of those people who when you first hear him speak, you realize something refreshingly special is happening. He can take complex, evidence-based material from research and break it down to practical application with a clarity rarely experienced! This movement needs the humble confidence that is evident in the service Datis gives to his colleagues, students, and community each day.
Mark E. Holthouse, MD, FAAFP, ABIHM, ABoIM, ABFP
Loma Linda University School of Medicine Faculty, Department of Family Medicine
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I have known and worked with Dr. Kharrazian for more than a decade. His ability to integrate functional medicine, immunology and neurology is second to none. He has been a pioneer in holistic health and has been teaching practitioners how to more effectively care for their patients. I could not be more honored to learn from Dr. Kharrazian and consider him to be a wonderful mentor. I sincerely believe that the Kharrazian Institute will continue to evolve health care.
Shane Steadman, DC, DACNB, DCBCN, CNS
Director, Integrated Health Systems and Integrated Brain Centers
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Dr. Kharrazian developed comprehensive evidence-based models to treat autoimmune, neurological, and unidentified chronic diseases based on his profound understanding of human anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, a unique ability to synthesize and explain complex concepts, and his extensive clinical experience. I highly recommend Dr. Kharrazian’s non-pharmaceutical personalized programs, based on diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine.
Ionela Hubbard, MD, LAc
CAM Curriculum Director,
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
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