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Monday, October, 19, 2009

Causes Of Headache Back Of Head

Health Encyclopedia: Headache

Alternative Names

Pain - head


Home Care

Keep a headache diary to help identify the source or trigger of your symptoms. Then modify your environment or habits to avoid future headaches. When a headache occurs, write down the date and time the headache began, what you ate for the past 24 hours, how long you slept the night before, what you were doing and thinking about just before the headache started, any stress in your life, how long the headache lasts, and what you did to mak...

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Expert & Community Posts

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...American Academy of Neurology) that treating migraine headaches with occipital nerve block was... Read more »

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Health Guide

Orgasm May Decrease Migraine and Headache Pain
Does the "Big O" cause or stop headaches and Migraine?   We've all heard the old joke, "Not tonight, dear. I have a headache." Right? Surprisingly enough, for some people, there definitely is a... Read more »
Migraine without Aura
Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder. Epidemiological studies have documented its high prevalence and high socio-economic and personal impacts. It is now ranked by the World... Read more »
Ask the Clinician: Migraine and Headache Questions and Answers
Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer some of them. Dr. Krusz is a world recognized headache... Read more »
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Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder. Epidemiological studies have documented its high prevalence and high socio-economic and personal impacts. It is now ranked by the World... Read more »
Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Migraine and Headache Prevention: 2008 Update
The use of occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) for the prevention of Migraines and headaches is in clinical trials and has been of great interest to those sufferers with intractable Migraines and... Read more »

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