The HeadStart Smartwatch
HeadStart monitors physiological signals that change minutes to hours before migraine pain begins. By analyzing smartwatch photoplethysmography (PPG) data and personal triggers, HeadStart delivers early, personalized migraine risk alerts so users can act at the right time.
Migraines affect over one billion people worldwide and are one of the leading causes of disability. Yet most patients cannot reliably tell when an attack is beginning, causing medication to be taken too early or too late. This uncertainty leads to missed treatment windows, medication overuse, and lost days of functioning. In migraine care, every minute matters.
64.7% of patients cannot accurately predict more than half of their migraine attacks
Medication overuse in up to 60% of chronic migraine patients
Second leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide