Headache
Migraine is the term to define headache.
There are various types of migraines, of which only a mall percentage can be traced back to recognizable causes. The other migraines, called essential, are of unknown origin or it is not possible to clearly establish a triggering cause.
Migraine may affects subjects of any age and is more widespread among women. The main phenomenon at the basis of migraine is an intense vasoconstriction followed by an abnormal vasodilatation. Luckily, most of the time, however invalidating, it is not a serious problem.
The main causes may be: intense and prolonged stress, abuse of exciting substances such as coffee and cigarettes, arterial hypertension, cervical osteoarthritis, smoking, sinuses, alcohol abuse, some drugs, sugar levels drop.
The typical pain of migraine generally starts in a point in the head and then spread to the whole head and sometimes to the whole body. Often, it is also associated to nausea, vomit and light and noise sensitivity.
Avoid the substances, foods of habits that, according to each subject, may trigger migraine. For therapeutic purposes vasoconstrictor substances and painkillers are effective.
Devil’s claw, Boswellia, Willow, Tansy.
