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Children with headaches ...
Family quarrels and a lack of free time can
promote headaches in children. This is what Jennifer Gassmann
and her coauthors concluded in their study on risk
factors.
This investigation was a component of a
large-scale study entitled
"Children, Adolescents, and Headache" (Kinder,
Jugendliche und Kopfschmerz—KiJuKo), in which data were
collected in four annual "waves" from 2003 to 2006. Out of a
multitude of variables tested in the larger study, the authors
chose to look at the ones that concerned the children's family
and leisure time. Up to 30% of all children around the world
complain of headache symptoms arising at least once per week.
Boys who experienced more than one family
quarrel per week had a 1.8 times higher risk of developing
headaches. The amount of free time available to them seemed to
be even more important: boys who only sometimes had time to
themselves had a 2.1 times higher risk of developing
headaches.
Parents' behavior when their child complains
of headache also seemed to play a major role. Either positive
or negative reinforcement from the parents teaches the child
that he or she can gain certain advantages from headache
symptoms. The parents' responses had a particularly strong
effect on the frequency of symptoms in girls: reinforcing
parental responses raised their risk of recurrent headaches by
25%.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch
Arztebl Int 2009; 106[31-32]:
509-16)
Migraines increase
stroke risk during pregnancy
Women who suffer migraines are at an increased risk of
stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular
conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and
blood clots.
BMJ - British Medical Journal 03 09
"Even common, uncomplicated headaches are a source
of pain and discomfort. All you can think about is the
pain and suffering. Such headaches are often caused by stress
and tension. Hypnotherapy provides quick relief for
such headaches. Always seek medical attention first
before using complementray therapies.." Copyright:
Kishor
, Advanced Scientific Hypnotherapy Consultant and
Certified Instructor in Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis,
Consultant Editor, Hypnotherapy FAQS
"A headache 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."
Wikipedia
"Treatment of uncomplicated headache is usually symptomatic
with over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin,
paracetamol (acetaminophen) or ibuprofen, although some
specific forms of headaches (e.g. migraine) may demand
other, more suitable treatment." Wikipedia
"What is Headache?
There are four types of headache: vascular, muscle
contraction (tension), traction, and inflammatory. The most
common type of vascular headache is migraine.
Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain
on one or both sides of the head, an upset stomach, and, at
times, disturbed vision. Women are more likely than men to
have migraine headaches. After migraine, the most common
type of vascular headache is the toxic headache produced by
fever. Other kinds of vascular headaches include "cluster”
headaches, which cause repeated episodes of intense pain,
and headaches resulting from high blood pressure. Muscle
contraction headaches appear to involve the tightening or
tensing of facial and neck muscles. Traction and
inflammatory headaches are symptoms of other disorders,
ranging from stroke to sinus infection. Like other types of
pain, headaches can serve as warning signals of more serious
disorders. This is particularly true for headaches caused by
inflammation, including those related to meningitis as well
as those resulting from diseases of the sinuses, spine,
neck, ears, and teeth.
Is there any treatment for Headaches?
When headaches occur three or more times a month, preventive
treatment is usually recommended. Drug therapy, biofeedback
training, stress reduction, and elimination of
certain foods from the diet are the most common methods
of preventing and controlling migraine and other vascular
headaches. Regular exercise, such as swimming or
vigorous walking, can also reduce the frequency and severity
of migraine headaches. Drug therapy for migraine is often
combined with biofeedback and relaxation training.
One of the most commonly used drugs for the relief of
migraine symptoms is sumatriptan. Drugs used to prevent
migraine also include methysergide maleate, which
counteracts blood vessel constriction; propranolol
hydrochloride, which also reduces the frequency and severity
of migraine headaches; ergotamine tartrate, a
vasoconstrictor that helps counteract the painful dilation
stage of the headache; amitriptyline, an antidepressant;
valproic acid, an anticonvulsant; and verapamil, a calcium
channel blocker.
What is the prognosis?
Not all headaches require medical attention. But some
types of headache are signals of more serious disorders
and call for prompt medical care. These include:
sudden, severe headache or sudden headache associated with a
stiff neck; headaches associated with fever, convulsions, or
accompanied by confusion or loss of consciousness; headaches
following a blow to the head, or associated with pain in the
eye or ear; persistent headache in a person who was
previously headache free; and recurring headache in
children. Migraine headaches may last a day or more and can
strike as often as several times a week or as rarely as once
every few years."
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
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