Migraine Management for Primary Care Providers: A Toolkit to Recognize, Assess, Treat, and Evaluate (RATE) Patients With Migraine
Abstract
Given the long waiting times for appointments with neurologists or headache specialists and the shortage of these health care professionals in the United States, management of migraine is needed in the primary care setting. Here, we outline a primary care migraine toolkit that was developed for non–headache specialties and introduce the mnemonic RATE—Recognize, Assess, Treat, Evaluate—as a potential approach that primary care providers can use to help guide the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with migraine
Fields of Study & Subjects
Migraine and Headache Studies
Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 105691–105691
- Publication date
- 5 February 2026
- Language
- EN