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Chronic daily headache is a common problem reported by children and adults. The causes are multiple. Treatment with dugs can make the problem worse rather than better. The best approach is to locate and remove the cause. There are two common patterns of headache:
Tension headaches are associated with increased neck, scalp, and facial muscle tone and tenderness. The muscle tension and soreness is an effect of the underlying biochemical cause of the pain and not a cause of it. Many patients have mixed headache patterns, with "tension" headaches occurring more often than their sick, migraine headaches. Migraine Features:
According to Family Practice ( Jan 12 1998;36) fewer than half of migraine suffers seek help from their physicians. In Canada, it is estimated that 27 of 100 lost work days is due to migraine headaches at an annual cost of $500 million per year. Migraines can begin in children and affect females more than males. The average age of onset is 20 and most people have 15 to 20 years of headaches before they disappear. New headaches starting after the age of 45 should not be considered migraine until all other causes have been ruled out. Some women have "premenstrual migraine" and only experience headaches days before and during their periods. Better than drugs... why not remove the original cause of headaches? Analgesic Headaches Kossoff suggested that over 50% of chronic daily headache is thought to be secondary to overuse of analgesics such as acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, ergotamine, triptans, and caffeine. Withdrawal of the offending analgesic is a well-established treatment for medication-overuse headache. See Medication-Overuse Headache in Children: Is Initial Preventive Therapy Necessary? From the Journal of Child Neurology Medscape Posted 04/11/2006 Eric H. Kossoff, MD; Dhwani N. Mankad, MPH, MBBS Migraines can begin in children and affect females more than males. The average age of onset is 20 and most people have 15 to 20 years of headaches before they disappear. New headaches starting after the age of 45 should not be considered migraine until all other causes have been ruled out. Some women have "premenstrual migraine" and only experience headaches days before and during their periods. Better than drugs... why not remove the original food causes of migraine headaches? |
