HEADACHES |
IntroductionThe brain and spinal cord have no pain fibers. The top three conditions responsible for headaches are considered primary headaches disorders … tension headaches, migraine headaches and cluster headaches. However, head pain can arise from injury to other intracranial or extracranial tissues such as the meninges, bone of the skull, large blood vessels, neck muscles, mucosal lining of the sinuses, tooth abscesses, or entrapment of cervical nerve roots. Over the counter analgesics do provide temporary relief for most head pain but can lead to injury of body organs if used excessively.
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Recommended websitesNational Headache Foundation (info)
Migraine Research Foundation (research) International Headache Society (info) M.A.G.N.U.M. (info) Migraine (info) Migraine Triggers (info) More websitesCluster Headaches (info)
Cluster Headaches Family (info) Cluster Headache Medicine (info) Headache Foundation- Cluster Headaches (info) NY Times (personal story) CNN (info) Migraine with Aura Video (personal story) World Headache Association (info) American Headache Society (info) Migraine Information (info) |
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Recommended books1. Migraine – Oliver Sacks, MD
2. Headache and Your Child – Seymour Diamond, MD 3. Heal Your Headache – David Buchholz, MD |
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Recommended movies1. That Beautiful Somewhere
2. Life and Migraine |
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