When was the last time you eat? I will check her glucose level to make sure she is not hypoglycemic. What was your diet last night? What did you eat last night? Precipitating factors of headache can be stress, diet or hunger, menstrual period (VanMeter & Hubert, 2014). Triggers of migraine headache are fasting, alcohol intake, smoke, caffeine, lack of sleep, certain food (chocolate or cheese) and oral contraceptive (Brashers, 2006). Do you have any blurry vision, any numbness or tingling…
Though researchers don't know exactly what causes fibromyalgia to occur, fibromyalgia research has provided several theories that can help those who suffer from the condition control their symptoms. What is Fibromyalgia? A generic fibromyalgia definition is that it's a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain and tenderness. Other symptoms are often present, which include: Fatigue Cognitive difficulties, which include impaired ability to focus on tasks and limited concentration…
Weakening or put on and tear of patella cartilage generally is a intent for acute or prolonged joint agony, characterized by means of infection of tendons and joint muscle tissues. Tendonitis is a ordinary inflammatory disorder of the tendons surrounding the bone joints. Unintentional influence on the joints muscle groups results in dangerous of the ligaments, cartilages, and tendons surrounding the affected subject. Cure to heal the component is primary, in…
Tens of millions of people live with non-communicable diseases everyday of their lives. Some are born with them, and others contract them over a period of time for various reasons. One of the most common non-communicable diseases that are contracted over a period of time is called Arthritis. Arthritis is a disease of inflammation of one ore more of your joints. The symptoms that come along with it are joint pain, stiffness, and sharp or aching pain. Though, the pain you feel from arthritis will…
The normal structure of a normal person will have a healthy joint and healthy bone structure. Bone is a structure that give supports to human body, while joint is the part of human body that helps in movement and they works well to provide locomotion. The changes in the normal structure occurs when the white blood cell that act as a body immune system attacks the joint tissues, which causes the joint tissues to suffer inflammation or also known as synovitis. Synovitis is the condition where…
Migraine is a debilitating headache that effects 14% of population, and up to 18% of women with higher prevalence rate in the age range of 40-49. Currently, by the world Health Organization (WHO), migraine ranks 19 among disabling disease with imposing substantial emotional and socioeconomic burden on the suffering patient. Given these facts, improving diagnosis with optimal treatment will reduce the burden globally. Diagnosing migraine is clinical and is based on the history and exclusion of…
Headache is one of the most common primary care visit. The most common type of headaches are tension type headaches, migraines and cluster headaches, which affects 40%, 10% and 1% of the adult population respectively (Hainer & Matheson, 2013). I should have inquired about the photophobia, phonophobia and if aggravated by physical activity because these are the criteria for migraine headache. I should have inquired the length of headache because it helps to distinguish between tension type…
As we get older people become responsible, as adults we are responsible for several things. Through time we probably have many responsibilities that we stress over and we might develop major health issues. Two of the most common chronic headaches in the world are tension and migraine headaches. These headaches are mostly common in adults could start at any age but it 's mostly common in the ages of 20’s-40’s. In the US 12% percent of Americans suffer from headaches like tension and migraine…
Cite! Fibromyalgia is referred to as an arthritis associated condition. Fibromyalgia has been around as early as the 1800’s. According to “spine-health” Fibromyalgia was seen in 1904, by pathologist Ralph Stockman”. Dr. Stockman first found the inflammatory changes in the fibrous the intra-muscular septa a.k.a. the thin membrane that divides two soft masses of tissue. The difference between arthritis and fibromyalgia is that unlike arthritis; fibromyalgia…
Annotated Bibliography on Stress and Migraines Madison McClanahan The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Annotated Bibliography Sauro, K., & Becker, W. (2009). The stress and migraine interaction. Headache: The Journal Of Head & Face Pain, 49(9), 1378-1386. doi:10.111/j.1526-4610.2009.01486.x This article explains that over 50 percent of migraine patients examined were depressed or anxious. They reported that stress was not only a trigger for an attack, but also effected how long…