CONTACT: TOM WALLJASPER
8798 John Pappajohn Pavilion
Iowa City IA 52242
(319) 384-7353
e-mail: tom-walljasper@uiowa.edu

Release: Oct. 10, 2000

What headache treatment options are available to you?

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa Health Care experts Lynne Geweke, M.D., and David Young, Ph.D., LMFT, will present "Today's Options for Treating Headaches" Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Clarion Conference Center, Coralville.

Participants will get a chance to see a biofeedback demonstration as the equipment monitors and relays information on physiological processes associated with the stress response.

The presentation will include discussion of:

-- The various types of headaches, including migraines;

-- The latest approaches in diagnosing and treating headaches;

-- Advances being made in headache research;

-- The use of biofeedback as a tool to treat migraines.

A question-and-answer session will follow.

Geweke is the director of the headache clinic in the department of neurology at UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Young is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a biofeedback therapist in Counseling and Health Promotion Services with UI Health Care.

This community presentation is part of the Health For Your Lifetime series presented by UI Health Care.

Pre-registration is encouraged for this free program. For more information, or to register, call 319-384-8442 or 800-777-8442.

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