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29th September 2009
Even if the brain itself is insensitive to pain, certain regions of the skull such as the scalp, face, mouth and throat have nerve fibers that are sensitive to pain and which can hurt. Headache - or cephalgia - generally means any type of pain that would ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle15th September 2009
What is the cause of the headache?
There can be several causes of headaches. Some of the more likely causes of headaches are stress and fatigue, tension, eye strain, dehydration, low blood sugar, migraine, viral infection, musculoskeletal conditions, h... Read >
Author: mark bevan15th September 2009
Migraine Headache Pain Relief Management
This article is about migraine headache pain relief management. The author informs readers on how migraine headache pain differs from other kinds of pain; enumerates the different causes of headache pain; as w... Read >
Author: mik19th July 2009
Vascular headache is a type of headaches that are caused by the swelling of blood vessels or other brain disturbances that result in pain. Migraines, cluster headaches, and toxic headaches are all types of vascular headaches. This article presents an over... Read >
Author: Cindy19th July 2009
As there are many different types of headaches there are also many headache remedy for sinus, migraine, cluster and tension headaches. Millions of Americans suffer from some type of headache and have visited a physician to find effective treatment. With t... Read >
Author: Cindy19th July 2009
Cluster headaches are a not very well known type of headache. To start off, it's a primary headache like migraine, which means it doesn't have an underlying cause. Another difference it has with migraines is that it affects mostly middle-aged men. Cluster... Read >
Author: Cindy09th July 2009
Headache
Reports suggest that at least 40% people in the UK suffer headache at some point to the extent that can affect the quality of their life. It is generally defined as a pain in and around the head. Some types of headaches are discussed below br... Read >
Author: mark bevan01st July 2009
The name “tension headache” immediately implies the cause for this malady that affects millions of people every day. People who suffer from these types of headaches describe them as tightness in their head or neck muscles-almost like someone is pullin... Read >
Author: clickfor15th June 2009
Headache is a term used to describe aching or pain that occurs in one or more areas of the head, face, mouth, or neck. Headache involves the network of nerve fibers in the tissues, muscles, and blood vessels located in the head and at the base of the skul... Read >
Author: clickfor03rd June 2009
In my San Diego chiropractic clinic we treat hundreds of people each year with headaches. Some of the more common types of headaches that we see are the: migraine headache, cluster headache, caffeine headache, vascular headache, spinal headache and tensi... Read >
Author: Dr. Jones29th May 2009
It is very difficult to identify as to which kind of headache a person is suffering from. The five kinds of headaches are sinus headache, tension headache, rebound tension, migraine headache or cluster headache. If one could identify what kind of headache... Read >
Author: James S Pendergraft18th May 2009
About tension headache
More than 300 known medical disorders can produce headaches. Primary headaches include migraine, tension-type and cluster headache. Furthermore, about 90% of the people who see a doctor for headaches will generally have one of th... Read >
Author: mark bevan19th December 2008
There are many classifications of headache, but all fit into three basic categories. The vast majority of headaches fall into the primary category. Primary headaches occur to almost everyone, and are not a serious or life threatening issue. That said, pri... Read >
Author: Kalidas19th December 2008
Sometimes the problems that come along with migraines can be so severe that they interrupt daily life. Fortunately, headache clinics across the country can offer help. Although the vast majority of headaches are transitory and minor problems, some portion... Read >
Author: Kalidas19th December 2008
For a small segment of the population, cluster headaches can be a debilitating condition that strikes without warning. Cluster headaches can strike seemingly random intervals, for which they gain their name. Patients are known to live for years without a ... Read >
Author: Kalidas19th December 2008
The medical community has identified a set of well defined headache categories. The first category, that of the primary headache, is experienced by almost everyone throughout their lives. The primary headache is by far the most common kind of headache, an... Read >
Author: Kalidas19th December 2008
Although medical science has not yet found the exact cause of headaches, some of the most common causes are related to everyday stress. Headaches are broken down in the medical community into a few categories that assist in diagnosis. A primary headache o... Read >
Author: Kalidas20th November 2008
Key Concepts
- Primary HA are classified as migraine, tension-type, or cluster and other trigeminal autonomic cephalagias.
- Pain because of trigeminaovascuular system of the brain.
- Migraine is further classified as a migraine with aura and migrain... Read >
Author: PharmD.Student14th October 2008
Headache itself is a painful and often disabling feature of a relatively small number of primary headache disorders. It also occurs secondarily to a considerable number of other conditions. A wide range of headache types have been classified in detail by ... Read >
Author: rosy29th July 2008
Clusters headaches are said to be the worst headaches a person can suffer. People who have these headaches will tell you that the pain is much worse than a migraine. Researchers report that people who have suffered cluster headaches and other intense pain... Read >
Author: Laxman M20th June 2008
Cluster headaches are one of the most painful conditions known and their only saving grace is that they are fortunately quite rare. For example, although about one person in ten of the population suffers from migraine, only about one person in three hundr... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders13th June 2008
Headache is defined as pain in the head and the parts of the body such as the back of the neck. Headache is seen in any age group. The pain can be mild enough to disrupt daily activities. There are different types of headache are present such as tension h... Read >
Author: Sander Bel21st May 2008
A syndrome characterized by trauma or arthritic changes involving the third and fourth cervical vertebrae or cervical disk lesions with provocation of the cranial nuclei, the fifth and eight cranial nerves being chiefly affected. This causes a disturbance... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen11th April 2008
A pain referred to as a headache is confined to the area above the eyes and ears, or in the back of the neck. A headache, as with most pains, can have many causes. Headaches are classified as primary or secondary. Primary headaches are those not associ... Read >
Author: James Houston22nd February 2008
A headache is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks amongst the most common local pain complaints. It has been found that monosodium glutamate can cause headaches or other sympto... Read >
Author: Rachel Broune21st February 2008
Headache is defined as pain in the head and the parts of the body such as the back of the neck. Headache is seen in any age group. The pain can be mild enough to disrupt daily activities. There are different types of headache are present such as tension h... Read >
Author: Rachel Broune11th February 2008
Headache is defined as pain in the head that is settle above the eyes or the ears, behind the head (occipital), or in the back of the upper neck. Headache can be chronic, recurrent, or occasional. There are two types of headaches: primary headaches and se... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen30th October 2007
Headaches: just about everyone has had at least one in their lifetime. There's a lucky few that have never had one. Headaches can be mild, tension caused, or the migraine, the most painful. There are cluster headaches, which is when you have one headache ... Read >
Author: Alien15th August 2007
Even if the brain itself is not sensitive to pain, certain areas of the head such as the scalp, face, mouth and throat have nerve fibers that are sensitive to pain and which can hurt. Headache - or cephalgia - commonly is used to describe any kind of pain... Read >
Author: Alan B. Densky26th July 2007
Many people that experience cluster headaches find that abortive treatments do not work fast enough to control the pain that peaks so quickly. However, cluster headache sufferers now have the option of taking Imitrex via injection or nose spray to provide... Read >
Author: Lisa Janse25th July 2007
Like adults many children suffer from headaches and in fact, the causes are sometimes the same as those experienced by adults. Other headaches are more specific to children and may also require very different treatment approaches to manage the pain.
Mo... Read >
Author: Alien24th July 2007
With statistics already citing that we don't get enough sleep in terms of quantity it's even more frustrating when the quality of sleep is affected by headaches. You may find that headaches are waking you up at night or that you're suffering from them jus... Read >
Author: Alien24th July 2007
Daily persistent headaches also known as chronic daily headaches, affect approximately five percent of adults. They will usually occur for at least fifteen days in a given month and may even strike on a daily basis. While most people will experience a hea... Read >
Author: Alien24th July 2007
Cluster headaches are different from other headaches not only because of the often excruciating pain but because the attacks occur in cyclical patterns or 'clusters.' Cluster periods may last from a few weeks to several months, with remission periods wher... Read >
Author: Alien24th July 2007
Nutritional supplements are holistic. Vitamins are natural. Herbs are organic. So you can take them without concern, right?
Well, not exactly.
Like any other product that you may come in contact with or ingest, various nutritional supplements can... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team17th May 2007
Before using any of the cluster headache treatment available to you there’s a couple of thing you should be aware of. But first I think it would be a good idea to better inform you about what cluster headaches really are before going into the different ... Read >
Author: Frederic Madore13th January 2007
If you have headaches and are wondering if they could be migraine headaches we can probably help you figure that out. There are some very distinctive characteristics of migraine headaches that can differentiate migraines from other types of headaches such... Read >
Author: harry b25th September 2006
A small portion of the human population suffers from a type of headache known as cluster headaches. It is estimated that about 69 out of a 100,000 people will get cluster headaches. There is not a lot of information about these type of headaches however y... Read >
Author: Bette Daoust19th July 2006
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While migraine headaches are more common in women, cluster headaches are more common in men. The pain, however, can often be as severe as that of a migraine headache. Scientists have not yet found the cause of cluster h... Read >
Author: Rick Cosby05th July 2006
Headaches are not an uncommon phenomenon. Many people experience headaches from time to time. Most are mild, temporary annoyances that are easily remedied, and often are simply a symptom of a larger issue such as a sinus infection. Some headaches (such as... Read >
Author: Jared Winston29th June 2006
What is headache?
Headache is a term used to describe aching or pain that occurs in one or more areas of the head, face, mouth, or neck. Headache involves the network of nerve fibers in the tissues, muscles, and blood vessels located in the head and at t... Read >
Author: Yury Bayarski
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