Know Your Pain

Self Care to Control Headache- A Few Tips

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Recurrent headaches can disrupt your daily life. You can get rid of them by opting for a healthy lifestyle. A healthy diet, a proper exercise routine and sound sleep can easily help you get rid of these headaches.

Posttraumatic Headache among Sportsmen

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Headache after the trauma is common. But in some cases it could last for as long as a few months. In extreme cases it could last for years. It is characterized by symptoms like dizziness, confusion, lack of concentration and insomnia.

Atypical Migraine could be a Tricky Condition

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

If you experience symptoms that look like migraine but are not exactly migraine, it can be said that you suffer from atypical migraine. Atypical migraine is not another kind of migraine.

Whiplash Headache- A Rare, but Serious Type of Headache

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

At times, your head is suddenly jerked forward and back again. This could be due to an auto accident, overstraining the neck, a punch or any other factors. This sudden jerking of the head leads to whiplash injuries that in turn lead to whiplash headache

Thunderclap Headache Attacks Suddenly

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

As the name suggests, thunderclap headaches are a sudden and severe bout of headache. Thunderclap a rare type of headache, usually escalates within 60 seconds and lasts for several hours before it fades away.

Tension Headache

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

A tension headache is perhaps the most common type of headache. It is usually a diffused mild to moderate form of pain and accounts for 90 per cent of the headaches. These can be easily managed however.

A Quick Overview on Sinus Headache

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Sinus headache is a kind of headache that is caused as a result of congestion in the sinuses. Sinuses are cavities filled with air that exist in the head. These bony sinuses connect the head to the nose through small openings.

Rebound Headaches or Medication Overuse Headaches

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Consistent use of pain killers and analgesics makes the body addicted to these medicines. So when you don't consume the medicine, your head starts to hurt. This type of headache is called rebound headache or medication overuse headaches (MOH).

Waking Up to a Headache Every Morning

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Many people wake up to a headache every morning. This kind of headache is known as a morning headache. A morning headache is a kind of a tension headache that develops as soon as the person wakes up.

Headache from Post Concussion Syndrome

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Headaches from post concussion syndrome usually feel like a tension headache or migraine. They are also accompanied with sudden emotional or behavioral changes. It is believed that structural damage to the brain is the result of such headaches.

Chiari Malformation Headache

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Most headaches have ordinary causes behind them. However, there are some uncommon and rare causes which result in headache. Chiari Malformation is one such cause of headache.

Caught with Orgasm Headache: Yes Dear, Tonight Again!

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Is your orgasm a headache? For others it may be a joke but not for you. Headache during sexual activity is the last thing anybody would want. But it is not very uncommon.

Know about Common Migraine Variants Here

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Migraine variants could have symptoms like extended auras, numbness in senses, difficulties while speaking, movement difficulties, pains in other parts of the body like abdomen, while headache may or may not be present.

Periodic Headaches could be the Menstrual Migraines

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Menstrual migraine usually begins two days before a period and could last for three days thereafter. There are actually two kinds of menstrual migraines depending on the time of onset:

Lupus Headache and Its Treatment

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Lupus headache is caused by lupus or the treatment of lupus, compounded by disorders of the nervous system like depression. They take a long time to cure as the cause is not straightforward and depends on many factors.

Post-exercise Headache- Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

You might have encountered this many a times that after a session of workout your head inexplicably begins to throb with pain. The duration of the pain might be only for a few minutes or oven a few hours.

Know More about Ice Pick Headaches

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

If you have recently experienced a bout of excruciating and sudden pain in your head which slowly ebbed out, chances are that you have just experienced a terrifying (but harmless) type of headache called the Ice Pick headach.

Hemiplegic Migraine- A Result of Genetic Neurological Disorder

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Just like all other types of migraines, Hemiplegic Migraine too is a result of genetic neurological disorder. However, what makes it unique is the fact that it is quite rare amongst patients of migraine and is dangerous.

All about Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Headache

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

While headaches are normal in our body's day to day grind, there are some types of headaches which are either a result of serious injury or point to some serious ailment.

Headaches and Bloody Nose- What's on?

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Bloody nose and headaches- why do they occur at the same time? Is it a result of some kind of medical complication (brain haemorrhage) or something completely inconsequential, a close to 'normal' phenomenon?

Dehydration Headaches: Replenish Yourself with Water

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Most of us just don't like the taste of water and tend to drink other liquids that do nothing but further accentuate thirst. This causes dehydration which triggers migraines.

Ice cream headache or brain freeze

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

When a gush of cold foodstuff touches the roof of the mouth, it causes the ubiquitous ice cream headache. It's more common than you thought; as much as one in every three people regularly experience it!

What are Cough Headaches? An Overview

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Coughing hard can sometimes lead to a headache. Although it is a rare type of headache, about one in a hundred people experience this kind of a headache sometime in life.

Exertional Headache

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

If you get a headache during or after exercise, you are not alone. 1 in every 100 people get such pain. It is called exertional headache. You might even feel similar pain during sexual activity.

Spinal Headache and its Treatment

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Spinal headache is the type of headache that worsens on standing and lessens on lying down. It results from loss of pressure in the skull due to a leak of cerebrospinal fluid.