Headache and Migraine Care

We’ve helped many people find relief from migraines and other headaches. You can count on us to get your pain under control. 

Headache and Migraine Care

We’ve helped many people find relief from migraines and other headaches. You can count on us to get your pain under control. 

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When do you need to see a headache specialist?

For some people, headaches are an occasional, yet treatable, nuisance. But for many others, headache pain is constant or severe — and interferes with much of their lives.

If migraines or other headaches make it hard to get through your day, turn to the Headache Clinic at UW Medicine. We’ve helped thousands of patients pinpoint the cause of new or chronic headaches and migraine triggers and find treatments that work.

Providing relief to people with chronic headaches and migraines

Because there are more than 150 types of headaches, it’s important to seek care from experts who can tell them apart and recommend the most effective treatments.

Our Headache Clinic is led by one of the few board-certified headache medicine specialists in Washington. Other members of our team, including neurologists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, care solely for people with headache disorders. This means we have a depth of experience that you can’t find in every health system.

Headaches and migraines we treat

Whether your headaches are hormone-related or inherited, you’ll find the care and support you need at UW Medicine. We diagnose and treat all types of headaches in adults, including primary (not caused by another medical condition) and secondary (caused by another health problem) headaches.

We offer many treatments for primary headaches, including oral medicines, biofeedback therapy, neuromodulation devices, and Botox or other injections. If you have secondary headaches, including pain caused by high blood pressure or a brain tumor, we’ll connect you to specialists who can treat the underlying condition.

Our areas of expertise include:

Cluster headaches

Severe bursts of head pain that occur in groups (clusters) over an extended period of time. Attacks generally last from 15 minutes to three hours and can occur several times a day for weeks or months. 

Medication overuse headaches

These headaches occur when you use pain medication more often than you should. This can cause your medication to become less effective and trigger new headaches that occur almost daily.  

Migraines

Strong, throbbing headaches that tend to occur on one side of the head and often cause light and sound sensitivity. They can occur with or without an “aura” (symptoms such as vision problems and weakness).

Tension headaches

A common type of headache that often causes dull, aching pain and a feeling of tightness or pressure around the forehead. Some people also experience tenderness on their scalp, neck or shoulder muscles.

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Learn more about migraine symptoms, triggers and treatments

Headache care at UW Medicine

UW Medical Center –- Roosevelt

Headache Clinic at UW Medical Center –- Roosevelt

4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Eastside Specialty Center

Neurology Clinic at Eastside Specialty Center

3100 Northup Way, Bellevue, WA 98004

Meet our headache specialists

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Natalia Murinova, MD

Dr. Muranova is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in headache medicine. She is the director of the UW Medicine Headache Clinic.

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Ami Cuneo, MD

Dr. Cuneo is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in headache medicine and general neurology. 

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Tara Sharma, DO

Dr. Sharma is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in sports neurology, including sports-related concussion, post-traumatic headache, and traumatic brain injury.  

Innovative treatments and services we offer

  • Acupuncture 

  • Biofeedback therapy 

  • Botox injections 

  • CEFALY nerve stimulation 

  • Clinical trials 

  • gammaCore nerve stimulation 

  • Massage therapy 

  • Medication 

  • Neuromodulation devices 

  • Occipital nerve blocks 

  • Sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) blocks 

  • Trigger point injections 

Patient resources and support

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Telemedicine visits

We bring your UW Medicine headache specialist to you by secure video, from the comfort of your own home. These telemedicine visits are for non-emergent and follow-up care.  

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MyChart patient portal

Schedule and manage appointments, pay bills and see test results with MyChart, our online patient portal. 

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What Are Rebound Headaches and How Can You Cope?

Overusing over-the-counter pain medications can worsen headaches and cause headache disorders to develop into chronic migraines. Headache specialist Dr. Murinova shares ways to treat your headaches and alleviate pain without causing rebound headaches. 

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No, a Migraine Is Not Just a Bad Headache — Here’s Why

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