If you have recently started suffering headaches more often than usual, then there is a chance you are experiencing secondary headaches. Those are headaches that result from injuries or diseases, and they’re not going to go away with headache medication.
On November 21, 2012, brain imaging shows changes in the brains of people with post-concussion syndrome (PCS), according to a study published online in the journal Radiology.
More Americans suffer from migraine headaches than diabetes and asthma combined. This debilitating neurological disease is characterized by a throbbing or pulsating headache pain which can range from severe to moderate in intensity, along with other neurological symptoms. Anyone who has had a migraine will tell you how excruciating the pain can be, making it hard just to get through the day which is why they are constantly looking for relief, trying everything from medications, to learning stress and relaxation techniques to natural treatments and invasive surgery.
An injury to the neck caused by a sudden movement of the head, backward, forward, or sideways, is commonly referred to as “whiplash.” It doesn’t take much to cause whiplash, and it can lead to chronic conditions like migraines.
Although most people get the occasional headache, there are people who experience headaches for more than 15 days each month. They are said to have chronic headaches. It is estimated that between three to five percent of people worldwide have chronic headaches. There are several subtypes of chronic headaches, such as chronic migraine, chronic tension headaches, medication overuse headache, and hemicrania continua (a headache that only affects one side of the face and head).
CBS news is reporting on a new study finds that people with migraines who also are depressed have smaller brains. “Our study suggests that people with both migraine and depression may represent a unique group from those with only one of these conditions,” study author Dr. Larus S. Gudmundsson, a researcher at the National Institute on Aging and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, in Bethesda, Md., said in a news release.
