Headache Relief

Series Summary

It's been a long day at work and the stress is starting to get to you, when you feel that familiar tightening of the neck muscles, that pounding in your temples, and you know you've got a headache coming on. Almost everyone gets a headache at some point in their life, and for many people they are a regular occurrence. There are a variety of types of headaches, with the most common being caused by tension. Cluster headaches and migraines are also fairly common. Whatever type of headache you may have, you know they can be painful, annoying, and even extremely detrimental to a persons quality of life.

In this free video series, our expert doctor will teach you how to identify the symptoms of headaches and how to relive headaches. You will learn how to reduce the number of headaches you experience by using diet and exercise to increase your general health and reduce stress. You will also learn how to alleviate headache symptoms with facial and scalp calisthenics. If you are a frequent headache sufferer looking to understand the root of your headaches, or just lessen the severity of your headaches, let our expert give you the tips and advice you need to solve your headache problems.

Video Transcript

"Hello! My name is Dr. Susan Jewell and on behalf of Expert Village, today I will talk to you about how to treat and recognize headaches. Before I start, let me introduce myself. I'm a clinical research physician in the area of oncology. That's cancer. I'm also a stem cell scientist in AIDS and HIV. I've worked at the National Cancer Institute and also at UCLA school of medicine. In this series of clips, I'm going to talk about how to recognize and treat the pain from headaches. If you look at this board, I will talk first about the different types of headaches that are common, common complaints in our population. Also, the signs and symptoms that are general amongst all the different types of headaches. Then we'll talk about the risk factors and trigger factors for the particular headaches. Lastly, we'll talk about different treatment options and different ways to alleviate the pain of headaches. With headaches and dealing with the pains and symptoms of headaches, I will talk about the conventional ways that you could try to reduce the pain of headaches. Also, some alternative ways. Complementary medicine, herbal remedies that you can do, techniques to reduce stress and tension that are usually a major contributing factor to triggering headaches. Also, some over the counter drugs and also prescription drugs that you can get from your doctor that could help you try to deal with the pain and alleviate some of the symptoms of headaches."