HEADACHE & MIGRAINE

Introduction
The most familiar pain suffered by man is headache. A headache is more than a
symptom. Often it is our body’s first warnings to us that something is wrong
somewhere.

Sometimes the pain may be so excruciating that we have little or no choice but to
pause, rest, and look for the cause of headache, before we push our system to
dangerous ex cess.

There are several hundred underlining problems of the system, which may result
in headache. A head injury, tense head muscles, or throbbing arteries in the scalp
can cause a headache. Eyestrain, fever, sinus infection, or an allergic reaction can
also lead to a headache. In relatively few cases, headaches are related to a brain
tumor or some other brain disease. Some headache victims may have additional
symptoms during a headache. For example, they may suffer neck pain or upset
stomach, or they may become extremely sensitive to noise or light.
The majority of headaches--over 90 percent--is caused by
tension
and responds
well to prevention and home care. An unusual headache that is very different from
any you have had before, or a change in the usual pattern of your headaches, is a
cause for concern.

Your head can ache in a variety of ways:
•Severity
--Mild to excruciating; annoying to incapacitating.
•Frequency and duration
--Occasionally or daily, lasting few minutes to
hours or days.
•Related symptoms
--Can be accompanied by other problems, such as
nausea or vomiting.
•Location
--Pain Localized in one spot or engulf your entire head.