Our Services

We Are Your Partner In Pain Every Step Of The Way.

Physician-Patient Partnership

The physician-patient partnership is a priority to us. Utilizing cutting-edge investigational tools and treatment modalities, we’ll focus on reducing and preventing pain while improving your quality of life and overall wellness.

All Are
Welcome

We welcome adults, adolescents, and children living with headache and facial pain syndromes. We’ll educate and empower you through an individualized treatment plan addressing your pain’s unique physical, emotional and social contributors.

Same-day or Next-day Appointments

As a direct-pay provider, we offer services not available at larger centers, such as same-day or next-day appointments, virtual consultations, and more. Getting to know you and addressing your questions and concerns is our top priority.

Integrative Headache Medicine of New York - Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS.

Initial Consultation

Never been evaluated by a neurologist or headache specialist? Then this consult is for you!

Getting to know you is the crucial first step to developing an optimized treatment plan. Expect this initial session to last 60 minutes and be filled with many questions. It’s your story, and we want to hear it. After obtaining a complete history, we will sit together, discuss your diagnosis, and build your individualized treatment plan. This is a dialogue, not a monologue, and your input is essential. You will leave with a plan of action, feeling empowered and confident.

Sessions can be in-person or via telemedicine.*

*Please note that the scope of telemedicine visits is restricted by federal and state laws. If you reside in a location where Dr. Natbony is not licensed, she will not be able to serve as your treating provider. Telemedicine visits are available to patients in NY, NJ, and FL only.

Second Opinion Consult

If you have seen other headache specialists or neurologists and need a fresh perspective, this session is for you.

During this 90-minute consultation, we will perform a complete review of your medical records and use our five-pronged integrative approach to best understand your migraine or headache pain. We will then create a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan that goes beyond what has been done in the past.

Sessions can be in-person or via telemedicine.*

*Please note that the scope of telemedicine visits is restricted by federal and state laws. If you reside in a location where Dr. Natbony is not licensed, she will not be able to serve as your treating provider. Telemedicine visits are available to patients in NY, NJ, and FL only.

Integrative Headache Medicine of New York - Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS.
Integrative Headache Medicine of New York - Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS.

On-Going Sessions

These 30-minute sessions focus on the achievable goals we’ve built into your treatment plan.

We’ll carefully go through your headache diary, discuss implemented lifestyle changes, and talk about your progress and how you’re feeling. From there, we may recommend modifications or additions to your care plan. Our promise is always to listen, educate, and answer all of your questions. And once you’re doing great, these visits can serve as a periodic check-in to ensure all is well, renew prescriptions and update us on your life.

Sessions can be in-person or via telemedicine.*

*Please note that the scope of telemedicine visits is restricted by federal and state laws. If you reside in a location where Dr. Natbony is not licensed, she will not be able to serve as your treating provider. Telemedicine visits are available to patients in NY, NJ, and FL only.

Our Interventional Solutions

Treating your headache disorder and healing may go beyond taking a pill. Certain injections may be needed on a routine basis or in tandem with your ongoing sessions to get you back to the life you love.

Please note that these services are available for existing patients only. If you are a new patient, please schedule a consultation. Injections can then be an add-on during your new patient visit.

BOTOX® Injections

The injection of BOTOX® into proven sites around the head and neck every 12 weeks can drastically decrease migraine frequency.

Peripheral Nerve Blocks

To help stop headache pain in its tracks, numbing medication is injected along nerves in the scalp that control migraine and head pain.

Trigger Point Injections

Tight and irritable knots of muscle in the head and neck are injected with a local anesthetic to reduce pain and alleviate muscle tension.

SPG
Blocks

To reduce pain in the head and face, numbing medication is delivered to nerves behind the nose called the sphenopalatine ganglion.

What We Treat

We treat a wide array of headache and facial pain disorders including (but not limited to):

  • Migraine
  • Chronic Migraine
  • Menstrual Migraine
  • Chronic Daily Headache
  • New Daily Persistent Headache
  • Headache In Pregnancy & Postpartum
  • Tension-Type Headache
  • Cervicogenic Headache
  • Atypical Facial Pain
  • Hemicrania Continua
  • Paroxysmal Hemicrania
  • SUNCT/SUNA
  • Cluster Headache
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Post-Concussive/Post-Traumatic Headache
  • Post-Covid Headache
  • Intracranial Hypotension & Hypertension

Dr. Natbony also has expertise in treating patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and dysautonomia, including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.

Financial Policies

Please note that Dr. Natbony and IHMNY do not participate with any insurance plans. Payment is due in full at the time of service. An itemized statement and receipt of payment will be provided after each encounter that you may submit to your insurance plan for reimbursement, depending on your out-of-network benefits.

Our practice is not currently accepting new Medicare patients.

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