Tag: headache
During organized exercise or other physical exertion, some people will have a sudden, severe pain at the occipital area (headache at the top of the neck and base of the …
The most common temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) symptom is orofacial pain. Orofacial pain involves pain at the mouth, face, ear, and the surrounding head and neck areas. 10 the …
Tension headaches cause one to feel like their head is “in a vice” or like wearing a “really tight headband.” Tension headache may also be referred to as tension-type …
Cervicogenic headache (headache resulting from problems in the neck) is recognized by the International Headache Society as a distinct headache diagnosis. Cervicogenic headache is described as pain originating in …
Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) care for patients of all ages, who may be suffering from a variety of health conditions. DCs are especially well-known for their expertise in caring …
Whiplash is a generic term applied to injuries of the neck caused when the neck is suddenly and/or violently jolted in one direction and then another, creating a whip-like …
Once your diagnosis is confirmed, the traditional medical approach includes a prescription of anti-inflammatory agents, antidepressants, sleep medications, anti-seizure drugs, and muscle relaxants. These drugs often help to relieve the …
“I have headaches…here, here, and here. That’s not a migraine is it, Doc?” Probably not. But if it’s a chronic condition, it can be just as painful, just …
Headaches seem to constantly be in the news. In an issue of Parade, the Sunday newspaper magazine, Dr. Max Murray Braff, M.D., director of New York’s Stuyvesant Polyclinic Headache …
I have warned for some time now of the severe consequences of the whiplash injury. Because of this concern I would like to report on a newspaper column by …
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is one of many potential sources of head pain or face pain. Yet pain alone is not an indication that there is problem with the …
What is MRI? MRI’s create images of the internal structures of the body based on the energy released from hydrogen atoms. Essentially, giant magnet is used to align the …
Your headache may be a pounding in your head, aching in your neck, pain behind the eye, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. When will the pain stop? …