Navigating Life With Migraine And Other Headaches (Brain And Life Books)

The book is geared toward the patient and their families and is written in a style that is easily understood; Provide advice on how to select a doctor and what information to provide to the doctor; Provides specific examples of all types of headaches and a real feeling for the condition; Takes a systematic approach to alternative treatments and provides evidence to support how these treatments can help alleviate headache symptoms. Table of Contents Section 1: Managing Your Headaches 1- Introduction: Why Is Headache So Important? 2- Pain, Disability, and Stigma in Persons with Headache 3- The History of Headache 4- Headaches Requiring Urgent Medical Attention 5- Managing Headaches, an Overview Section 2: Primary Headache Disorders 6- Migraine: Causes and Triggers 7- Treating Migraine with Medication 8- Alternative and Behavioral Treatments for Migraine 9- Migraine in Kids 10- Managing the Conditions That Often Coexist with Migraine 11- Tension-Type Headache 12- Cluster Headache 13- Unusual Primary Headaches Section 3: Secondary Headaches and Neuralgias 14- Sinus Headache and Nasal Disease 15- Disorders of the Neck 16- Post-Traumatic Headache 17- Atypical Facial Pain 18- Trigeminal Neuralgia Glossary Appendix - Resources for Patients with Headache Disorders Index.

• | Author: William B. Young, Stephen D. Silberstein
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 02, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 217 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/MEDICAL
• | ISBN-10: 0190640766
• | ISBN-13: 9780190640767