Lewis Headache Center

At a Glance: The Lewis Headache Center

A headache can stop life in its tracks. Though migraines are the most widely recognized and discussed headaches, head pain can take multiple forms with a number of causes.

At the Lewis Headache Center, our migraine and headache specialists have the tools and knowledge to accurately diagnose migraines and other headaches and pains, as well as the experience and technology to minimize their effects on your day-to-day life.

At the most basic level, pain signals being sent by the nerves in various parts of your head to your brain are the cause of headache symptoms. In some instances, like intracranial hypotension, these signals are your body’s way of letting you know about a problem. In other cases, the signals are a kind of false alarm. In these instances, you feel just as much pain, but it’s the nerves themselves that are having the problem; sensing pain when no pain-causing stimuli are present.

Our team of neurologists who specialize in migraines, headaches, and headache disorders are adept at finding relief for headaches, regardless of their cause—and tailor a migraine or headache treatment plan for the specific-to-you features of your diagnosis.

For more information or to request an appointment, please give us a call at (602) 406-6262.

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The Barrow Difference

Our experts in the Lewis Headache Center understand that a migraine is not “just a headache.” In fact, it’s considered one of the most disabling diseases in the world. Interestingly enough, it’s also one of the most common. A study measuring the burden of migraine in the United States found that one in four U.S. households includes someone with migraine.

Our headache specialists are highly skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of migraine and headache disorders and include headache neurologists, a headache-certified physician assistant, and a headache fellow. As part of Barrow Neurological Institute, our experts work closely with neurosurgeons and neurologists in other subspecialties to treat complex conditions that cause headaches and pain.

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Accurate Diagnosis, Life-Changing Treatment

Because of our high patient volume, the Lewis Headache Center team sees many types of headache disorders of varying complexities. This, in turn, translates to ample experience in differentiating conditions—and our experts are determined to help you identify your headache triggers and prevent attacks from occurring.

Beyond medication, we offer the following therapies and services for headache disorders:

Botox for Chronic Migraine
Cefaly Nerivio Migraine Treatment
gammaCore Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Headache Infusion Treatment
Physical Therapy for Headaches
Occipital Nerve Block
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Trigeminal Nerve Block
Yoga for Migraine
Post-blood Patch and Dural Repair Rehabilitation
Pain Psychology for Headaches
Social Work Services

Above all, our team works diligently to improve your quality of life and many patients credit our Center’s specialists with giving them their lives back.

Cutting-Edge Headache Research

Our headache specialists and the Barrow leadership team are working overtime to establish a world-class research center for headache and migraine; in part made possible by our dedicated supporters. Program Director Kerry Knievel, DO, and her team of specialists are performing studies in migraine and CSF leak/intracranial hypotension and plan to expand the number and scope of clinical studies available to their patients over time. Our team also engages in basic translational research, which advances the collective knowledge of the genetic, environmental, and inflammatory triggers that cause migraine and other headaches.

The ideal end result, based on all of the pioneering research: more detailed knowledge that leads to even better migraine and headache therapies.

For more information or to request an appointment, please give us a call at (602) 406-6262.

Request an Appointment

Call (602) 406-6262

"Patients who come to Barrow often say they have lost control of their lives because of headaches. This is a condition that has not been treated with the seriousness it deserves."
Kerry Knievel, DO Medical Director, Lewis Headache Center