Headaches are a common ailment that affects many Americans. They can be quite debilitating. While most headaches are benign in nature, it is always important to make sure it is not a symptom of a life threatening condition; for example, High Blood Pressure.

A Headache is defined as a pain in the head or upper neck. It is one of the most common locations of pain in the body and has many causes. In fact, there are several different types of headaches.

Migraines and other types of headache -- such as tension headache and sinus headache -- are painful and can rob you of quality of life. Migraine symptoms include a pounding headache, nausea, vomiting, and light sensitivity. Headache remedies include various types of pain relievers. Migraine treatments may also include antinausea drugs and medications to prevent or stop headaches.

EMed has on-site medication to help with some migraine and tension headaches. EMed also has, through its in-house formulary, anti-inflammatory medication which will also be helpful.

Tension headaches

Tension headaches are the most common, and generally affect adults and adolescents. During a tension headache, there may be muscle tightness in specific parts of the head, scalp and/or neck - these areas are uncomfortable and often painful.

Migraine Headaches

Migraine headches are the second most common type of primary headache. An estimated 28 million people in the United States (about 12% of the population) will experience a migraine headache. Migraine headaches affect children as well as adults. It is estimated that 6% of men and up to 18% of women will experience a migraine headache in their lifetime.

Common types of headache:

1. benign exertional headache
2. bilious headache
3. blind headache
4. cluster headache
5. coital headache
6. drug-induced headache
7. fibrositic headache
8. histaminic headache
9. Horton headache
10. ice pick headache
11. idiopathic stabbing headache
12. medication-overuse headache
13. migraine headache
14. migraine without headache
15. muscle contraction headache
16. nodular headache
17. organic headache
18. posttraumatic headache
19. reflex headache
20. sick headache
21. spinal headache
22. symptomatic headache
23. tension headache
24. tension-type headache
25. thunderclap headache
26. vacuum headache
27. vascular headache