The Headache Cure: How to Uncover What's Really Causing Your Pain and Find Lasting Relief

by Joseph Kandel and David Sudderth

Book Overview

Two top neurologists show the millions of chronic headache sufferers how to identify their type of headache and unlock the key to finding safe, soothing relief

Every year, countless people with chronic headaches are misdiagnosed. Often they receive medications that exacerbate their problem, or they overuse over-the-counter painkillers, risking serious damage to the liver and kidneys. The Headache Cure shows sufferers how to identify...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071457364
• ISBN13: 9780071457361
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Info on "Neck Headaches", Migraines, and Much More

This book is great! It covers "cervicogenic headaches," which are headaches that actually stem from neck pain. Who knew! The doctors say that some people have been diagnosed for years with migraines or tension headaches when the problem is really a pain in their neck which goes to the head. (They explain how that can happen.) So, drugs for headaches may work if you have neck headaches (or may not) but either way, you're not addressing the real problem. I followed their suggestions for neck exercises, medications and practical advice (like not holding the cell phone between your neck and shoulder) and feel much better! This book also covers migraines, tension headaches, combination headaches and more. For example, some people get daily headaches. The authors discussed a study in which people cut their consumption of cola (with caffeine) and in some headaches, their headaches disappeared completely. If you get a lot of headaches, you need this book.