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Showing 1 to 20 of 152 for “"headache"”.
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Factors Associated with Medication-Overuse Headache in Patients Seeking Treatment for Primary Headache
… a number of risk factors for medication-overuse headache (MOH) have been identified within the general population, limited research exists examining clinical samples of headache sufferers. Further, prior studies have not assessed the relative influence of risk factors or their utility in …
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Migraine Headache: A family affair.
… this study was to explore the impact of migraine headaches on the male partner of the female patient. Specifically, the impact on quality of life, level of depression and marital satisfaction of the partner as reported by the partner, was targeted for study. Twenty couples completed the internet …
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Headache: a study of pain
… reviewed. (2) The incidence of the symptom headache amongst the general population has been investigated. By far the largest number of cases fall into the group of fibrositic or rheumatic headache, 87% of this series. Eye strain and psychoneurosis are relatively uncommon causes of' head …
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Moderation And Mediation Of Headache-Related Disability: The Roles Of Self-Efficacy And Headache Diagnosis
Primary headache disorders such as migraine and tension-type headache are some of the most frequently-diagnosed health disorders in the world and can be extremely disabling. However, disability resulting from these disorders varies substantially across individuals. Although headache severity has …
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The Role Of Acceptance In Headache-Related Variables
… in the potency of some triggers and increase headache frequency over time. Headache patients who instead use acceptance strategies to limit their attempts to control or eliminate/avoid their pain may experience reduced distress and pain-related disability. Studies examining acceptance-based …
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The Role Of Fear Of Pain In Headache
Recurrent headache sufferers are often fearful of pain, which disrupts cognitive thought processes, interferes with daily activities, and may maintain headache-related disability through avoidance and associated negative reinforcement. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to 1) examine …
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Development of the Acute Medication Self-Efficacy Scale for Headache
… characterized by acute episodes, such as headache disorders. Social Cognitive Theory suggests that self-efficacy for optimal use of acute headache medication, or confidence in one's ability use acute medications optimally, is key to cultivating these behaviors. This project ained to …
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Comparing Anthropometric Methods To Quantify Relations Between Adiposity And Headache
… episodic migraine (em) and episodic tension-type headache (tth) are unclear. Most studies have relied on bmi as an indicator of adiposity. More accurate anthropometric measures that distinguish adipose tissue from other body tissue are critical to examine adiposity-headache associations, including …
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Alcohol Use As A Precipitant And Comorbidity In Primary Headache
Migraine and tension-type headache (tth) are two of the most prevalent pain conditions diagnosed throughout the world and can be extremely disabling with many economic, social, physical and psychological health costs. A plethora of research indicates a strong, positive association between …
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Intelligent Systems Approach for Classification and Management of Patients with Headache
Primary headache disorders are the most common complaints worldwide. The socioeconomic and personal impact of headache disorders is enormous, as it is the leading cause of workplace absence. Headache patients’ consultations are increasing as the population has increased in size, live longer and …
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Weekly headache in children and adolescents: Biopsychosocial correlates and their specificity
Pädiatrischer wöchentlicher Kopfschmerz ist eine beeinträchtigende chronische Erkrankung mit steigender Prävalenz. Die Kenntnis assoziierter biopsychosozialer Variablen und deren Spezifität stellt eine Voraussetzung für die Entwicklung effektiver Interventionsprogramme dar. Um solche assoziierten …
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The relationship of chronic tension headache to individual and family stressors
Tension, or muscle contraction, headache is by definition associated with life stress. However, there has been relatively little empirical research on the role of naturally occurring stressors in causing tension headache. The current investigation sought to examine some psychological variables …
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Couples coping with clusters: Lived experiences of cluster headache patients and partners
Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache disorder associated with excruciating pain around the eyes or temples. The pain is compared to having red-hot pokers or ice-pics driven into and through one’s eye. Approximately 124 out of 100,000 people experience CH during their lifetimes. Scant …
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Comparing the Effects of Cognitive and Social Stress among Individuals with Headache
Stress is the most frequently reported trigger of headache. A number of studies have examined responses to cognitive and physical stressors among individuals with headache, primarily using self-report and various physiological measurements as outcome variables. In the stress literature more …
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An exploration into the lifeworld of patients with cluster headache in South Africa
Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Health Sciences: Chiropractic at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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Headache does not predict sideline neurostatus or balance in high school football players
Headache Does Not Predict Sideline Neurostatus or Balance in High School Football Players Van Boxtel BA, Nohren MW, Sabin MJ, Wessels K, Broglio SP: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL Context: Headache is reported to be the most common concussion related symptom. This …
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Headache does not predict sideline neurostatus or balance in high school football players
ABSTRACT Context: Headache is reported to be the most common concussion related symptom. This has resulted in a heavy reliance on symptoms for the sideline assessment of concussive injuries. It is unclear however, if all athletes reporting headache demonstrate impairment in other commonly evaluated …
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