Headache: A persistent and troublesome ailment

Author: Gu Chu Main Editor
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Under the pressure of life, modern civilized people may experience headaches either lightly or heavily. It usually refers to pain and discomfort in the head, either internally above the eyebrows and hairline or throughout the entire head. Headaches are caused by pain-inducing factors and sensory receptors in the head's pain-sensitive tissues, which then transmit pain signals through pathways to the central nervous system for analysis and integration. Headaches are a signal, which can be a response of the head's internal or external tissue structures to pain-inducing factors, or a symptom of many systemic diseases. Sometimes, headaches are purely subjective sensations without objective, verifiable signs. Various intracranial diseases, extracranial head organ disorders, other systemic or systemic diseases, as well as neurovascular regulatory disorders, and even psychological factors can all cause headaches, with headache being the primary complaint for medical consultation. As early as the 1950s, surveys of healthy populations found that over 70% had experienced headaches, indicating that this condition is quite common.