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Most people have headaches from time to time but if you’re experiencing headache for 15 days or more per month then it is said to be chronic headache pain. Adults and children both can suffer from chronic headache pain.

Types of chronic headache pain:

Chronic headache pain can be debilitating and can interfere with your day-to-day activities. Chronic headache pain includes several different types of headaches;

Cluster
Migraine
Hemicrania continua
Tension headaches
Idiopathic intracranial hypotension
Medication overuse headache

Cluster chronic headache pain can occur on and off over a period of weeks or months and can cause severe pain on one side of your head.

Chronic migraines affects one side or both sides of your head. Migraines have a pulsating, throbbing sensation and cause moderate to severe pain. Chronic migraines causes nausea, vomiting or in worst cases both. It can also result into sensitivity to light and sound.

A Hemicrania continuum is a type of severe chronic headache pain which is different from migraine headaches and cluster headaches. The pain occurs only on one side of your head or your face. It is uncommon type of chronic headache pain.

Tension type headaches are common type of chronic headache pain. They are relatively mild and tolerable.

Idiopathic intracranial hypotension is a condition in which there is negative pressure within the brain cavity which results in severe headache.

Medication overuse headache is a type of chronic headache pain caused by patient’s use of pain relievers for long period. The condition is frustrating but it is curable.

Treatments of chronic headache pain:

There are many possible treatments of chronic headache pain. Your treatment will depend upon the cause of your headache.

Treatments for chronic headache pain include the following;

Medications; Medications that can be used to treat chronic headache pain include;

Antidepressants called tricyclics which can help prevent headaches. They may also help to manage the anxiety that can occur along with constant headaches.

Beta blockers drugs can also a mainstay for preventing episodic migraines

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can also use.

Anti-seizure drugs are usually used to prevent migraines and they might be used to prevent chronic daily headaches.

Botox injections can also work for some people.

Non medicinal therapies; massage, occipital nerve stimulation, behavioral therapy is also useful
Life style changes in order to help manage your headaches or avoid your headache trigger. Life styles changes include get enough sleep and avoiding using caffeine or smoking cigarettes.

Pain management institute is working to help people to cure acute and chronic long term pain to resume a normal life style. PMI has provided many treatments like stem cell therapy and many others.

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Overview

Headaches can be complicated to a greater extent than common people can perceive. Different types of headache have their own set of indications, different causes and are recommended different kinds of treatments. Once you know the kind of the headache you experience, it will become easy for you and your physician to recommend a treatment that will not only help but also try to avoid chronic headache pain

Common types of headache

Headaches can be of numerous types, however, the most common types of headaches are;

Tension type headaches

These are most common types of headache pain, mostly observed among adults and teens. These headaches can cause mild to moderate pain intermittent.

Migraine

The migraine pain goes with intense headaches. These headaches are usually described as beating and throbbing pain. The pain can last from 4 hours to 3 days and usually happen one to four times a month. Other symptoms accompanied with migraine are sensitivity to light, noise or smell, nausea or vomiting, loss of appetite and belly pain. If a child may experience migraine pain, he may look pale, dizzy and may have blurry vision

Cluster headache

The headache pain is like burning and piercing pain behind and around one eye. It can be striking and persistent. The pain is greatly debilitating. The pain may cause drooping eyelid, eye redness, runny nose. These chronic headache pain attacks for 3 hours and can be so painful that patients may wake from their sleep. More common among men than women

Sinus headaches

The pain is felt in your cheekbones, forehead and bridge of the nose. The kind of headache arises when the cavities in your head called sinus get inflamed, the pain is mostly accompanied by symptoms such as runny nose, blocked ears, fever and swelling on the face. The sinus headache arises from sinus infections

Hormone headaches

Women usually experience chronic headache pains from changing hormone levels during periods, pregnancy and menopause. Hormonal changes while taking birth control pills can also trigger chronic headache pain in women

What Causes Headaches?

The pain experienced during a headache comes from a combine signal between your brain and blood vessels and the nearby nerves. Certain nerves, blood vessels and head muscles activate and send pain signals to the brain

In case you or any of your loved one is suffering from chronic headache pain and looking for a safe and cost-effective treatment, get a professional advice from Dr. Zaki Anwar by placing an appointment at 815-464-7212. He is a world renowned Pain Medicine Physician who has been practicing regenerative injection therapies for the past several years with remarkable results.

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