Headache

  1. Tension headache
    1. What is it?
      • headache due to muscle spasm
      • the most common type of headache
    2. Cause
      • Trigger point
      • sleep disturbance
      • postural imbalance
      • TMJ
      • Etc
    3. Symptoms
      • pain is bilateral, diffuse and constante
      • Referred pain
    4. Contraindication
      • Do not work deeply during tension headache due to’kick-back’
    5. Treatment plan
      • Hydrotherapy
        • heat to the affected muscles
        • cold may be placed on the referral pattern for an analgesic effect
      • Common Muscles trigger point relating headache
  2. Migraine
    1. What is it?
      • It is a paroxysmal neurological disorder with many signs and symptoms
      • Vascular headach
    2. Symptoms
      • typically pain on one side of head
      • “aura” before, during, or after one
    3. Treatment plan
      • Hydrotherapy is cold or ice to the head and neck
      • Do not work deeply during a migraine
      • Do not use perfumes or essential oils
      • Avoid the use of heat on the neck or head during migraine
  3. Cluster headache
    1. What is it?
      • Vascular headache
    2. Symptoms
      • sudden, very painful headaches on one side of your head, often behind one eye
      • typically pain on one side of head

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