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When Is a Headache a Migraine?
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What Are the Different Types of Headaches?
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Prevention
Some headaches may be prevented by avoiding triggering substances and situations, or by employing alternative therapies, such as yoga and regular exercise. Since food allergies are often linked with headaches, especially cluster headaches and migraines, identification and elimination of the allergy-causing food(s) from the diet can be an important preventive measure.
BOOKS
Rapoport, Alan M., and Fred D. Sheftell. Headache Disorders: A Management Guide for Practitioners. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1996.
PERIODICALS
Chaballa, Mark, and Karen J. Tietze. "Headache." American Druggist 213, no. 6 (1996): 42.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Council for Headache Education (ACHE). 19 Mantua Road, Mt. Royal, NJ 08061. (800) 255-2243. <http://www.achenet.org>.
National Headache Foundation. 428 W. St. James Place, Chicago, IL 60614. (800) 843-2256. <http://www.headaches.org>.
Julia Barrett
KEY TERMS
Abortive—Referring to treatment which relieves symptoms of a disorder.
Analgesics—A class of pain-relieving medicines, including aspirin and Tylenol.
Biofeedback—A technique in which a person is taught to consciously control the body's response to a stimulus.
Chronic—Referring to a condition that occurs frequently or continuously or on a regular basis.
Prophylactic—Referring to treatment which prevents symptoms of a disorder from appearing.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation—A method that electrically stimulates nerve and blocks the transmission of pain signals, called TENS.
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Author Info: Julia Barrett, The Gale Group Inc., Gale, Detroit, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2002 |
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