Headache Treatment and Symptoms Cluster Headache; Headaches; Tension Headache

A headache is a condition of mild to severe pain in the head; sometimes upper back or neck pain may also be interpreted as a headache.

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Headache Symptoms

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Signs and symptoms
... A cluster headache strikes quickly, usually without warning. Within minutes, excruciating pain develops. The pain typically develops on the same side of the head throughout a cluster period, and often...
Source: MayoClinic

Causes
... Based on the length of the cluster periods and the remission periods, the International Headache Society has classified cluster headache into two types: Episodic. In this form, cluster headache occurs...
Source: MayoClinic

Headache Prevention

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Prevention
... Because the cause of cluster headache is unknown, you can''t prevent a first occurrence. However, a preventive strategy is crucial for managing cluster headache because trying to treat it only with ac...
Source: MayoClinic

Headache Treatment

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Treatment
... There''s no cure for cluster headaches. The goal of treatment is to help decrease the severity of pain and shorten the headache period. Acute medication The purpose of acute treatment is to stop or re...
Source: MayoClinic

Self-care
... The following measures may help you avoid a cluster attack: Stick to a regular sleep schedule. Cluster periods often begin when there are changes in your normal sleep schedule. During a cluster period...
Source: MayoClinic

Headache Support

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Coping skills
... Living with cluster headache can be difficult. In addition to the physical symptoms, the chronic pain that often accompanies cluster headache attacks can make you anxious or depressed. Ultimately, it ...
Source: MayoClinic

Headache Other

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Reiki Therapy
... What is Reiki? Reiki is growing in popularity. In this practice, the therapist places his or her hands in a series of very light touches at various positions on the client''s body. Reiki is not a mass...
Source: Cleveland Clinic

Tension-Type Headaches
... What are "tension-type" headaches? "Tension-type" headaches are the most common type of headaches among adults. They are commonly referred to as muscle contraction headaches or str...
Source: Cleveland Clinic

Headache Treatment

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Aromatherapy for the Reproductive System
... Among the most common problems for women are those involving the reproductive system. As women with personal experience in this area, we will focus first on several female problems. This topic has bee...
Source: HealthWorld

Therapeutic Uses of Aromatherapy
... In this chapter we explain how essential oils heal the body. We have divided the chapter into sections dealing with the major systems in the body-circulatory, digestive, respiratory, nervous, glandula...
Source: HealthWorld

Headache Other

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Headaches
... Headaches can be due to a multitude of factors; arthritis of the neck, dental problems, sinusitis, stress and tension, and head injury are a few of the many causes. Headaches have been dealt with as a...
Source: HealthWorld

   

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    ... An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder characterized by a complex, tangled web of arteries and veins. An AVM may occur in the brain, brainstem, or spinal cord and is caused by ab...
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  • Headache Information Page
    ... A headache happens when pain-sensitive nerve fibers (called nociceptors) are triggered in the network of nerves that extends over the scalp, face, and along the surface and the base of the brain. Nine...
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  • Headache: Hope Through Research
    ... For 2 years, Jim suffered the excruciating pain of cluster headaches. Night after night he paced the floor, the pain driving him to constant motion. He was only 48 years old when the clusters forced h...
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  • Hemicrania Continua Information Page
    ... Hemicrania continua is a rare form of chronic headache marked by continuous pain on one side of the face that varies in severity. Superimposed on the continuous but fluctuating pain are occasional att...
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  • Migraine Headaches
    ... A migraine headache is a severe pain felt on one, and sometimes, both sides of the head. The pain is mostly in the front around the temples or behind one eye or ear. Besides pain, you may have nausea ...
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  • Paroxysmal Hemicrania Information Page
    ... Paroxysmal hemicrania is a rare form of headache that usually begins in adulthood. Patients experience severe throbbing, claw-like, or boring pain usually on one side of the face; in, around, or behin...
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  • SUNCT Headache Information Page
    ... SUNCT-Short-lasting, Unilateral, Neuralgiform headache attacks with Conjunctival injection and Tearing-is a rare form of headache that is most common in men after age 50. The disorder is marked by bur...
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