This week on Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by Samuel Kelokates, a physical therapist specializing in treating migraine. Sam is no stranger to pain and stigma having lived with tension headaches and a visible disability. His unique experiences and education inform his physical therapy practice focused on helping people living with headache disorders.  

Join Joe and Sam as they discuss non-pharmacologic options for migraine, practical physical therapy tips, and managing migraine triggers with the help of physical therapy.

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:05- Joe kicks off the episode by asking Sam to describe what a tension headache feels like

02:29- Sam tells Joe how exercise can be helpful in managing migraine triggers

05:16- Sam talks about how he has conversations about exercise with people who are in pain

07:21- Joe asks Sam about the kinds of non-pharmacological approaches that he discusses with his patients

08:53- Sam and Joe discuss how he talks with patients who received dismissive advice about their disease

10:50- Sam talks about how living with a visible disability helps him connect to those with invisible disabilities

12:00- Sam shares practical physical therapy tips for people living with migraine

14:07- Joe asks Sam to talk about how he works with patients who are using medication to help treat migraine

15:34- Sam shares that he wishes the world knew about migraine and his work in physical therapy

16:45- Sam defines cervicogenic headache and tension headache

Contact Our Host:

Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: jcoe@ghlf.org

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to TalkingHeadPain@GHLF.org.

Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

This week on Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by Samuel Kelokates, a physical therapist specializing in treating migraine. Sam is no stranger to pain and stigma having lived with tension headaches and a visible disability. His unique experiences and education inform his physical therapy practice focused on helping people living with headache disorders.  
Join Joe and Sam as they discuss non-pharmacologic options for migraine, practical physical therapy tips, and managing migraine triggers with the help of physical therapy.
Among the highlights in this episode:
01:05- Joe kicks off the episode by asking Sam to describe what a tension headache feels like
02:29- Sam tells Joe how exercise can be helpful in managing migraine triggers
05:16- Sam talks about how he has conversations about exercise with people who are in pain
07:21- Joe asks Sam about the kinds of non-pharmacological approaches that he discusses with his patients
08:53- Sam and Joe discuss how he talks with patients who received dismissive advice about their disease
10:50- Sam talks about how living with a visible disability helps him connect to those with invisible disabilities
12:00- Sam shares practical physical therapy tips for people living with migraine
14:07- Joe asks Sam to talk about how he works with patients who are using medication to help treat migraine
15:34- Sam shares that he wishes the world knew about migraine and his work in physical therapy
16:45- Sam defines cervicogenic headache and tension headache
Contact Our Host:
Joe Coe, Director, Education and Digital Strategy at GHLF: <a href="mailto:jcoe@ghlf.org">jcoe@ghlf.org</a>
We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to <a href="mailto:TalkingHeadPain@GHLF.org">TalkingHeadPain@GHLF.org</a>.
Catch up on all our episodes on <a href="https://ghlf.org/talkingheadpain/">our website</a> or on your favorite podcast channel.
To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

Talking Head Pain is a podcast that confronts head pain, head on. 

Brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation and hosted by migraine advocate Joe Coe, this show explores how people living with migraine, cluster headache and other types of intense pain find ways to better manage their disease. 

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

Or visit GHLF.org for more information. 

Talking Head Pain is a podcast that confronts head pain, head on. 
Brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation and hosted by migraine advocate Joe Coe, this show explores how people living with migraine, cluster headache and other types of intense pain find ways to better manage their disease. 
To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.
Or visit GHLF.org for more information.

Talking Head Pain

A podcast confronting head pain, head on, brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation. To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

A podcast confronting head pain, head on, brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation. To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.