In part one of a two part episode, this week on Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by a long time headache medicine leader Dr, Alan Rapoport, clinical professor of neurology at UCLA, the past president of the International Headache Society, and co-founder and CEO of Bon Triage, a healthcare company that helps people better understand their chronic disease. Dr. Rapoport has been in the headache field since 1979, and has seen the immense amount of progress being made to help those living with the disease.

Join Joe and Doctor Rapoport as they discuss why Dr. Rapoport decided to specialize in headache medicine, the advances being made since 1979, and the different kinds of treatments that are now available to patients.

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:29- Joe kicks off the episode by asking Dr. Rapoport why he decided to go into headache medicine

04:25- Dr. Rapoport tells Joe about the fascinating trends he has seen in research, treatments, and diagnosis 

06:41- Dr. Rapoport and Joe discuss the different kinds of treatments that are available to current migraine patients

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