PULLMAN, Wash. (CBS Local) — Cannabis could be used to relieve headache pain, a new study from Washington State University suggests. Inhaled cannabis reduced self-reported headache severity by 47.3 percent and migraine severity by 49.6 percent, according to new research. The study, conducted by Washington State University and published online in the Journal of Pain,… Read More »
When chronic headaches and facial pain are complicated by comorbidities, polypharmacy, intolerance, or refractory pain, some clinicians are turning to interventional modalities to ease headache pain.1 Patients who cannot get relief with acute treatment were found to be 2 to 3 times more likely to transition to chronic migraine.2 Interventions to treat the most common… Read More »
Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more Share on Pinterest Sugar is delicious. Sadly, it’s also a primary cause of all kinds of bodily troubles — including headaches. Though there are lots of ways to get a headache, sugar headaches are no fun. Thankfully, they’re fairly easy to prevent (and you won’t… Read More »
That stabbing pain near your eye. A throbbing pain on one side of the head. The vise-like pressure around the top third of the head. A dull ache at the base of the skull. All of these pains are referred to as headaches, but where the pain is situated may actually signal different types of… Read More »