Headache
Headache is defined as pain arising from the head or upper neck of the body. It originates from the tissues and structure that surrounds the skill or the brain. Headache is also known as cephalgia.
Causes of Headache
- Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, Stress, Effects of medicine overuse.
- Effects of recreational drugs.
- Rapid ingestion of very cold food or beverages.
- Intracerebral bleeding, Idiopathic Intracranial.
- Hypertension, Brain Tumour, Inflammation of one of 12 cranial nerves.
- Viral infections, Migraine, Loud noises, Common cold, Head injury.
- Dental or sinus problems, Hangover headache, Headache dlt muscle contraction.
- Trigeminal neurogia, Exertional headache, Sex related headache.
Cautions
Sudden onset (maximal immediately or within minutes) can be due to:
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Pituitary apoplexy
- Meningitis
Clinical Features
Headache may be located in any one part of the face, skull, or neck, or it may be a generalised headache. It can be described as throbbing, squeezing, constant and unrelenting, or intermittent. Headache may be associated with activity and exercise. It may be acute or chronic in nature. It may be associated with nausea and vomiting, as in migraine. It may be associated with fever or rash. It may be associated with light or noise sensitivity.
Auxiliary Mode of Treatment
- Maximizing rest periods and staying well hydrated.
- Recognizing and minimizing stressful situations.
- Rubbing or massaging the temples or the muscles of the neck and back.
Homeopathic Approach
Homeopathy is a holistic science, i.e., treating the diseased person as a whole and not only treating the affected part.
In homeopathy for headache, we are not only considering the particular part (i.e. head), but focus on the diseased person as a whole: their constitution, nature, other complaints, causative factors, etc.
So, for headache, we take the causative factors, modalities, sensations, mentals (any stress factor, environmental factor) to treat the diseased individual.
Remedies
Homeopathic Remedies
Belladonna:
Alf – draught of air, uncovering head, hair cut. Congestion and fullness of head, throbbingcorotids. Throbbing headache with flushed face. Noise, jar, motion, light, lying down exertion.
Natrum muriaticum:
Headache -anaemic of school girls,from sunrise to sunset. Headache begins with blindness with zizzig, dazzling, like lightening in eyes. Sensation as if thousands little hammers were knocking in the brain.
Glonoine:
Sun headache – increases and decreases every day with sun. Terrific shock in the head synchronous with the pulse. Thrbbing,pulsating headache, holds head with both hands, could not lie down,”the pillow would beat”.
Spigelia:
Nervous headache,periodical begining in morning,at the base of brain, spreading over the head and locating in eye,orbit and temples of left side. Headache from sunrise to sunset. Pain pulsating,violent,throbbing.
Silicra:
Chronic sick headache,since some severse disease of youth. Headache ascending from nope of neck to the vertel, as if coming from the spinse and locating in one eye, especially right. Drafts of air, uncovering head..
Sanguinaria:
Periodical sick headache,begins in morning, increases during the day. Lasts until evening. Head feels as if it would burst, or as if eyes would be pressed out. American sick headache. Sleep,by perfect quiet in dark room.
