Sacred Heart Hospital's Senior Service's program will present a free seminar on migraines and headaches, on Thursday, June 11, from 12 - 1 p.m. in the Rehabilitation Center at Sacred Heart Medical Park in Pace.
The seminar will presented by Dr. George Dmytrenko, a board-certified neurologist with Sacred Heart Medical Group. The seminar will teach attendees the different types of headaches and migraines, causes and risk factors, and prevention techniques, as well as lifestyle and medication treatment options. After the seminar, Dr. Dmytrenko will be available to answer questions and discuss individual cases.
Nearly 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches, and 75 percent of sufferers are women. One in four households in the United States has someone who gets migraines, with migraines costing the U.S. economy some $13 billion a year.
According to the National Headache Foundation, symptoms can include:
- Throbbing pain that starts on one side of the head and can spread
- Nausea and vomiting
- Extreme sensitivity to light and sound
Registration is required and seating is limited. To register, call (850) 416-1620 or 1-877-416-1620.
Sacred Heart Medical Park at Pace provides diagnostic, rehabilitation, and outpatient surgery services to the Pace community, as well as family practice, OB/GYN and other specialty physician's offices. The facility is located on the north side of U.S. 90 in Pace, between Woodbine Road and Chumuckla Highway.
Sacred Heart SENIORSpirit is a free program for persons 55 and older. Benefits include free screenings, seminars, special in-patient benefits such as a three free guest meal tickets (up to $5) per hospital admission, a monthly calendar of events detailing all SENIORSpirit events, and a quarterly newsletter containing health and event information.
For more information on senior services at Sacred Heart, please call (850) 416-1620 or visit www.sacred-heart.org.
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