Headaches WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Headaches and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. MedicineNet: Headache medicinenet.com - Headache
  2. A.D.A.M. (via MedLinePlus): Headache nlm.nih.gov - Headache
  3. National Headache Foundation: Headache FAQ headaches.org - Headache FAQ
  4. KidsHealth: Oooh, Your Aching Head! kidshealth.org - Oooh, Your Aching Head!
  5. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Headache: Hope Through Research ninds.nih.gov - Headache: Hope Through Research
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Research Notes on Headaches

A headache (cephalalgia in medical terminology) is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks amongst the most common local pain complaints and may be frequent for many people. ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

  • The vast majority of headaches are benign and self-limiting.
  • Common causes of headaches are tension, migraine, eye strain and dehydration, hypoglycemia, and sinusitis.
  • Treatment of uncomplicated headache is usually symptomatic with over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen.
  • There are five types of headache: vascular, myogenic, cervicogenic, traction, and inflammatory.

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