Migraines and Headaches - Treatments

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.

Many headache sufferers swear there's a link between their pain and the weather. Now, studies are beginning to corroborate this belief.

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?

A recent study from the National Institutes of Health says many women who suffer from migraines also suffer with chronic pelvic pain. Is there a connection between what’s going on upstairs and what’s going on below the belt? Find out here.

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.

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

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.

Pain relievers are linked to increased risk factors for heart disease.

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

Certain foods pull the trigger that leads to crippling headaches.

I have treated many patients with migraine headaches who suffered for years because a proper diagnosis was never made. Migraine headaches are difficult to establish a cause for because there are many possible causes.

If you've ever had a sinus headache, you know they're hard to miss. The good news is that a host of possible sinus headache remedies exist, and most of them are easy things that you can try at home to help yourself feel better quickly.

LSD, the symbol of the counterculture movement of the ‘60s, is back in the labs.

Tammy Langhoff, RN, answers a reader's question about her teenage son's frequent headaches.

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

A study last year suggests that facial surgery that targets and removes small portions of migraine-triggering muscle or nerve tissue may offer permanent relief for some people suffering from migraines.

If you suffer from stress or tension headaches, find out what causes them and how you can prevent or effectively treat them.

Popular painkillers acetaminophen, ibuprofen and codeine may provide relief—but they can also cause serious side effects.