Tag Archives: tension headache
Tension Headache
Tension headaches, which were recently renamed tension type headaches by the International Headache Society, are the most common type of headaches. The pain can radiate from the neck, back, eyes, or other muscle groups in the body. … Read more
Migraine Headache
Migraine is a form of headache. It is a neurologic disease of vascular origin characterized by attacks of sharp pain involving (usually) one half of the skull and accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and occasionally visual (or rarely other) disturbances known as aura. … Read more
Headache
A headache is a condition of mild to severe pain in the head; sometimes upper back or neck pain may also be interpreted as a headache.
Headaches have a wide variety of causes, ranging from eyestrain to inflammation of the sinus cavities to life-threatening conditions such as encephalitis. … Read more
Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual
Janet Travell, MD and David Simons, MD were absolute pioneers when it came to myofascial pain and it’s treatment. What makes these books even more amazing is that they were written a full quarter of a century before other doctors even acknowledged that myofascial pain actually exsisted. … Read more