Dr. Reed’s Migraine Research

The Reed Procedure®: A Potentially Permanent Migraine and Headache Treatment

Dedicated to helping patients achieve a better quality of life, Dr. Reed and the partner physicians at Reed Migraine Centers continue to engage in pioneering migraine and headache research in their quest for effective, safe treatment of debilitating migraines and headaches. No one is more experienced at doing the Reed Procedure® than the physicians at Reed Migraine Centers, where hundreds of patients have finally found relief from migraines and headaches and are free to enjoy life again. The migraine and headache research done by Dr. Reed has allowed patients who successfully underwent the Reed Procedure® to drastically reduce, if not remove completely, the need to take medication to control their migraine or headache pain. Dr. Reed’s migraine research began in 1992, and it continues today, over 25 years later.

Below are research reports published by Dr. Reed and his partners at Reed Migraine Centers. Click on the migraine research paper title to view or download the complete paper.

Kenneth Reed, M.D. Migraine Research - Inventor of the Reed Procedure, Omega Procedure, and the 4-Lead Procedure for Migraine Treatment

Subcutaneous neurostimulation for intractable C-2–mediated headaches. J Neurosurg. 2001; 45: 696.

Efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation for the management of intractable, chronic migraine: results from a prospective, multicenter, double-blinded, controlled study. Headache. 2012; 52: 866.

Safety and efficacy of peripheral nerve stimulation of the occipital nerves for the management of chronic migraine: results from a randomized, multicenter, double-blinded, controlled study. Cephalalgia. 2012; 32: 1165-79.

Evidence for long-term efficacy of peripheral nerve stimulation of the occipital nerves in the management of chronic migraine. Cephalalgia. 2013; 33: 58.

Combined occipital and supraorbital neurostimulation for chronic migraine headaches: an extended case series [abstract]. Cephalalgia. 2011; 31: 98-9.

Combined occipital and supraorbital neurostimulation for chronic migraine headaches in adolescents (Ages 14-19); a retrospective analysis of 23 consecutive patients. Cephalalgia. 2013; 33: 198.

Combined concordant peripheral neurostimulation for chronic migraine: a retrospective analysis of 188 consecutive patients (S41.001). Neurology. 2014; 82.

Combined occipital and supraorbital neurostimulation for the treatment of chronic migraine headaches: initial experience. Cephalalgia. 2010; 30: 260-71.

Peripheral neuromodulation and headaches: history, clinical approach, and considerations on underlying mechanisms. Current pain and headache reports. 2013; 17: 305-18.

Concordant occipital and supraorbital neurostimulation therapy for hemiplegic migraine; Initial experience; a case series. Neuromodulation. 2015.

Combined occipital nerve/supraorbital nerve stimulation for treatment of refractory headaches: Initial adolescent experience. Cephalalgia. 2011; 31: 171.

Combined occipital and supraorbital neurostimulation for chronic migraine headaches: a multicenter retrospective analysis of 171 consecutive patients. Cephalalgia. 2013; 33: 197-8.

Combined supraorbital (SONS) and occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) for intractable post-herpetic neuralgia (P7.317). Neurology. 2014; 82: P7.317.

Safety and efficacy of peripheral nerve stimulation of the occipital nerves for the management of chronic migraine: Long-term results from a randomized, multicenter, double-blinded, controlled study. Cephalalgia. 2014.

The safety and efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation for the management of chronic migraine. Cephalalgia. 2011; 31: 117.

Peripheral neurostimulation for control of intractable occipital neuralgia. Neuromodulation. 1999; 2: 217-21.

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