Patient Education Information

Headaches - The American College of Physicians offers this information.

Headaches: Self-Care Measures for Headache Relief- The Mayo Clinic offers practical tips for avoiding or taking care of your headaches.

Tension Headaches and Cluster Headaches and Migraines - YourFamilyDoctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians provides these fact sheets.

Allergy and Headache - Learn how these two problems often occur together, from the National Headache Foundation.

Complementary Therapies for Headaches - Learn which alternative and complementary treatments might work on headaches.

Diagnosing Your Headache - The Cleveland Clinic lists what your doctor would like to know about your headaches.

Diet and Headache - This information comes from the National Headache Foundation.

Headache Diaries - Download great diaries to help you keep track of headaches and symptoms, from the American Headache Society.

Headache Pain Medications - The National Pain Foundation offers this review of headache medications.

Headache Self-Care Flow Chart - YourFamilyDoctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians gives tips on which symptoms indicate which type of headache at this site.

Headaches - The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) offers this fact sheet.

Headaches and Hormones: What's the Connection? - The Mayo Clinic answers this question.

Headaches: Treatment Depends on Your Symptoms - The Mayo Clinic describes the different types of headaches and possible treatments your doctor will recommend.

The Mayo Clinic - Offers information on many distinct types of headaches:
Chronic Daily Headaches
Cluster Headache
Cough Headaches
Exercise Headaches
External Compression Headaches
Ice Cream Headaches
Rebound Headaches
Sex Headaches
Sinus Headaches
Spinal Headaches
Tension Headache
Thunderclap Headaches

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

NINDS Headache Page - The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke contains excellent information on headaches.

Why Does Eating Ice Cream Give Me a Headache? - KidsHealth created this explanation for kids (but adults can read it too).