Headache or cephalalgia in medicine is known as a main symptom of another organism disorders or the different conditions of the head. There are some different classifications for headaches. The Christian Baur's one divide the headaches into idiopathic and symptomatic. The International Headaches Society's ( ICHD) classification system includes different 14 groups. The first four of these 14 are classified as primary headaches, groups 5-12 are attached to the secondary headaches section and to the groups 13-14 are attached cranial neuralgia, central and primary facial pain and other headaches. This classification is the well-recognized and the most usual.
Treatment Opportunities
There are known some different choices in a cure for headaches. They depend on the underlying etiology or cause, but commonly involve analgesics. In our society it is known treatment opportunities such as hypnosis, aromatherapy, acupuncture, hot and cold packs, cold laser therapy, and others.
Cure for Acute Headaches
Most of these headaches might be caused by tiredness, noise, hunger, thirst or another pain. If the cause of pain is known, it should be trying to avoid or remove it, for example eat something if you are hungry; sleep or get some rest maybe go for a walk if you are feel tired. In other cases the simple analgesia (painkillers) such as paracetamol, aspirin, ibumetin, ibuprofen, acetilsalicylacid, diclofenac maight be taken.
In addition to, according some 2009 year studies, was found that 100% of headaches was removed using oxygen therapy (15l oxygen per minute).
Cure for Chronic Headaches
If the patient has repeating, unexplained headaches, it should be kept a "headache diary". There should be marking a type of headache, specific patterns, such as an association with medication, menstruation's cycle, absenteeism, certain food or other important factors. After two large researches by different groups, in March 2007 was reported that the brain stimulation with implanted electrodes is an effective way to help diminish the chronic repeating headache.
Moreover, it noticed that acupuncture has a significant effect in chronic and migraine headaches.
