Migraines and Headaches - Management

Typically thought of as a remedy for depression, some experts are studying the effects of talk therapy on chronic pain.

Bringing a pet into your home is a big commitment, but it can come with serious rewards including a potential reduction of your pain.

Pain often comes from the inside. But could items on your exterior contribute to your discomfort?

Up to10 percent of children under 18 suffer from migraines, but many go undiagnosed. Here are the migraine symptoms children most often experience.

If you live with chronic pain, you may need painkilling medications to help you make it through the day-to-day grind. However, if you rely too heavily on over-the-counter (OTC) medications, you may run the risk of developing long term and potentially deadly health risks.

Once you recognize a migraine is on its way, is it possible to prevent it from taking hold? Read on it find out.

If you live with frequent headaches or migraines, it's important to know what's causing them and what stops them. Sometimes it's all about what you eat.

A lot of people think exercising is a headache, but for some people, it actually causes headaches. What causes exercise headaches and how can you stop them?

Some people say caffeine gives them a headache. Others say it's the only thing that cures theirs. The truth about caffeine is somewhere in the middle. Here, we've sorted the myths from the facts about caffeine and headaches.

Spinal manipulation has become a common treatment for many patients with chronic pain. In fact, as many as 60 percent of patients who see a traditional doctor for back pain will also see a chiropractor for spinal manipulation. But does it really work?

According to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 2010 Annual Meeting migraines are seen in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) more often than in women without. What's the link? Read on to find out.

Could eliminating your migraines be as easy as visiting your dentist? One dentist/physical therapist team in Scotland says, "yes," according to recent research and their unique drug-free approach.

While there's no singular cause for stress headaches, they often occur when the body is literally under duress like when you're tired, worried, hungry, over-stimulated, working too hard or just fed up.

Read on for a TMJ primer and tips for how to alleviate TMJ-related headaches.

Our 5 tried and true tips will keep recurring or chronic pain from ruining your holidays so you can ring in the season with true holiday spirit.

Choosing pain medication is challenging considering the dizzying array options available. How do you know which one choose? That depends on what type of pain you’re treating and your individual health profile.

If pain is part of your daily life, you’re not alone and you’re not helpless. Millions of people who suffer from arthritis, migraines, fibromyalgia, back pain and other chronic pain conditions live with some level of pain every day.

Headaches are quite common among school-age children and adolescents and school-related stress can set them off.

If you suffer from high blood pressure, chest pain, irregular heartbeats, a circulatory problem, or even migraine headaches, calcium channel blockers may help relieve your symptoms.

While most people “of a certain age” are healthy and living full, productive lives, growing older often comes with a few aches and pains. Not surprisingly, many older adults go through the same changes.

What can you do to relieve your headache besides hit the medicine bottle? We’ve got four natural headache remedies that will knock out your headaches right now and help prevent them in the future.

Millions of adults with chronic pain may be avoiding sex because of it.

Perfumes, weather, and even your up-do can cause that dreaded headache.

Study observing blind migraine patients explains why light worsens migraine headaches.

Dr. Jack Wazen answers a reader's questions about treating the ringing in his ears.

Health professionals advise being cautious about the overuse of headache medication as this can result in making the headaches worse.

With a little effort and planning, you may be able to head off your asthma headaches and keep your most uncomfortable symptoms well under control.

When it comes to migraines, it can be difficult separating fact from fiction. Get the real story on the disease's biggest misconceptions.

Knowing the symptoms of bacterial meningitis could mean the difference between life and death.

Could your teenager contract meningitis at camp, in the classroom, or at the college dorm? Here, what you can do to reduce your child's risks.