Headache or Migraine
Headache is the most common pain in the body. It may arise spontaneously or may be associated with exercise or activity. At times it may be acute in nature or it may trouble you for long with or without episodes of increasing severity. Headache may be throbbing, squeezing, constant, unrelenting, or intermittent.
In 2013, the International Headache Society released its latest classification system for headaches. Because so many people suffer from headaches, and because treatment is difficult sometimes, it was hoped that the new classification system would help healthcare professionals make a more specific diagnosis as to the type of headache a patient has, and allow better and more effective options for treatment. Migraine is the type of intermittent, severe, headache often unilateral, and usually associated with vomiting, & Nausea. Usually, Aura (warning sign) precedes the headache. A warning sign may be visual/ Auditory or sensory.
Based on guidelines headache is divided into three major categories:
- Primary Headache
- Tension Headaches
- Migraine Headaches With Or Without Aura
- Cluster Headaches
- Secondary Headache
May be due to underlying structural or infectious problems in the head or neck or substance abuse or may be due to trauma. Cranial neuralgias, Facial pain & other headaches. Sometimes more than one type of headache may be present at the same time in the same patient.
Treatment:
- NSAIDs / (Anti-Inflammatory) Medications.
- Triptans
- Caffeine
- Calcium Channel Blockers/ Anti Epileptics
Injections:
- BOTOX Injection
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
- Category: Conditions We Treat
