Dr. Zhao Yi Jing provides overall care, specialized to every individual’s needs at the Singapore Headache and Migraine Clinic. Being a headache and migraine specialist herself, she realizes that not all of her patients face exactly the same experience during a migraine attack. Her approach encompasses the holistic perspective of medically intervening, changing lifestyle, and managing stress for lasting results. Whether the patient suffers from migraine headaches once in a while or constant chronic headaches, Dr. Zhao will have an individualized treatment to resolve symptoms and the root causes.
Headaches and migraines take several distinct forms, and getting the type right is the first step to effective treatment.
Migraine causes throbbing, often one-sided pain lasting hours to days, frequently with nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. Chronic migraine – headache on 15 or more days a month, with migraine features on at least 8 – is generally managed with a preventive medication strategy alongside acute (as-needed) treatment; occasional migraine is often managed with acute treatment alone.
Tension-type headache causes a dull, band-like ache and is the most common headache type. Rebound (medication-overuse) headache results from frequent use of pain relief and typically starts early in the morning. Exertion headaches are triggered by physical activity, and sinus headaches accompany sinus congestion. Each responds to a different management approach, which is why an accurate diagnosis matters before starting treatment.
Treatment starts with identifying and managing individual triggers, alongside standard acute and preventive medication where needed. For patients who haven’t responded to standard preventive treatment, CGRP-targeted therapies – a newer class of migraine-specific preventive medication – are an option Dr Zhao has direct research experience with, having served as Singapore Principal Investigator on regional clinical trials for CGRP monoclonal antibodies and small molecules.
Dr. Zhao deserves the reputation of being one of the best migraine doctors in Singapore. Her clinic adopts advanced technologies and research-ensured methodologies so that the patients may have the most updated migraine headache treatment possible. Being among the most popular migraine specialists in Singapore, Dr. Zhao stays up-to-date on the latest to make sure she can offer state-of-the-art treatments that truly deliver relief to her patients.
For the efficacy and compassionate care sought, Dr. Zhao Yi Jing’s clinic has emerged as a beacon of hope. She specializes in headaches and migraines; thus, her skilled hands offer the best possible care right from diagnosis through treatment to follow-up. Strong in her belief in improving the quality of life of her patients, Dr. Zhao immediately set the pace in migraine treatment in Singapore, rescuing many people from their agony.
A: A migraine is a neurological condition typically causing throbbing, one-sided pain lasting hours to days, often with nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. A tension headache is usually a milder, band-like ache without these accompanying symptoms.
A: A rebound headache is caused by frequent or excessive use of pain-relief medication, and typically starts early in the morning and persists through the day. Management requires a supervised reduction in the overused medication, ideally with a preventive treatment plan in place.
A: Yes. CGRP-targeted therapies (monoclonal antibodies and small molecules) are a newer class of migraine-specific preventive treatment. Dr Zhao has served as Singapore Principal Investigator on regional clinical trials for CGRP-based migraine treatments.
A: A sudden, severe headache described as “the worst headache of my life”, or a headache accompanied by fever, neck stiffness, confusion, weakness, or vision changes, warrants immediate medical attention rather than a routine appointment.
A: Chronic migraine (headache on 15 or more days a month, with migraine features on at least 8) is generally managed with a preventive medication strategy alongside acute treatment, whereas occasional migraine is often managed with acute (as-needed) treatment alone.
Dr Zhao served as the clinical headache service lead at Singapore General Hospital and is a Singapore Principal Investigator on regional CGRP migraine trials — read more on the About page.