Headaches

straight for your medicine cabinet when you feel a headache coming on, but did you know that you’re actually putting yourself in danger by relying on painkillers every time you have a migraine or eye fatigue? Overconsumption of painkillers can - and almost always does - lead to the body developing a tolerance to them, which makes your regular dosage ineffective, meaning you have to increase the number of painkillers you take to get rid of your headache. This, in turn, can cause you to develop an addiction

A migraine is a common, chronic, and debilitating neurovascular disorder. It is characterized by attacks of serve headache along with autonomic nervous system dysfunction and some patients an aura neurological symptom (Goadsby, Lipton, & Ferrari, 2002). Migraine attacks start at any age but they peak in the early to mid adolescence age. Migraines rates were observed for a year and the results showed the prevalence of migraines being 11% overall, 6% among men and 15-18% in women(Stewart WF, Lipton

this experience I have learned a very important lesson, don’t ever take your parents for granted because you could easily lose them and maybe sooner then you thought. "Sinus Infection" On a Saturday morning my mom woke up with a headache saying, "This is the worst headache I've ever had in my life." She was also super tired and almost slept all day. My family and I just thought it was nothing or her being overreactive. My dad and brother ended up taking her to an ER early in the afternoon. They

living in the United States suffer from migraines. This is not your common headache, experiencing this malady can affect your overall wellbeing and quality of life because the severity of the condition. Here at Amazing Spine Care - Chiropractic Center, located in Jacksonville Florida, Dr. Alan Khiger excel in treating this type of vascular issue. H2 - What are migraines? Migraines are extreme, long-lasting headaches filled with throbbing pain to one side of the head. Many times, it can result

A 37-year-old patient presenting with her 6th migraine in a 2-week period indicates that additional information regarding the patient’s chief complaint is needed. I would start my exam by sitting down with the patient to discuss the patient’s present illness in further detail. I would focus on subjective questions that allow for specific details related to the migraine while also observing the patient’s response. These questions would include: location, onset, frequency, and duration, setting, quality

Each year over twenty-six million people nation wide are affected by migraines. Once thought to be a concentration of evil spirits in the brain, common cures consisted of everything from drilling holes in the skull, to inserting garlic cloves into the temples. Today however, scientists realize that this all too common occurrence is actually a neurological disorder, which can result in the disability of its victim for hours or even days. I myself have been a constant sufferer of migraines since the

Gabapentin at low dose of 300mg/day reduces the frequency and intensity of headache[11], dose is gradually increased to total of 900mg/day in three divided doses. Then it can be increased gradually to another target dose of total 1800mg/day in 3 divided doses. Frequent dosing is its disadvantage but few adverse effect is its advantage

severe primary headache that affects at least 12% of the adult population in the United States or more than 28 million people. Migraine is now recognized as a neurologic process. It is characterized by an intense, throbbing, unilateral headache associated with anorexia, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia, and/or diarrhea and may last 4-72 hours. There are three types of migraines: common migraine, classic migraine, and basilar migraine. A common migraine is a benign headache lasting several

I have had countless experiences in my lifetime with a lesson that accompanies each one of them. Each one of these experiences has presented me with an opportunity to learn and grow. There is a certain event that stands above the rest that contained a profound learning experience. This event was when I was involved in a serious car accident. Sometime in October of 2014 I was with my mom driving through Detroit, Michigan when we were struck violently by a car from behind. The incident began with

Migraines are more than severe headaches; their symptoms include much more than pain in the head and, therefore, are a different health condition than headaches. The migraine is divided into four different stages, prodrome, aura, attack, and postdrome. Each stage has its own set of symptoms. The prodrome occurs days before the actual episode. It has some recognizable symptoms, such as food cravings, depression, irritability, and constipation. However, these are often overlooked because they are subtle