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REBOUND HEADACHECHRONIC FREQUENT HEADACHEThe main cause of chronic frequent headache is overuse of painkillers.. This is known as REBOUND HEADACHE. Chronic Frequent Headache is defined as:
4% of the Dutch suffer from CFH. New research from the University of Leiden confirms what is already known: The main cause of CHRONIC FREQUENT HEADACHE is taking too many painkillers or anti-inflammatory tablets.
Do you, should you feel a headache coming on, reach for a painkiller? Or do you perhaps take a pain killer in advance — even every day — just in case you are going to get a headache? That's what pain relievers are for, right? Wrong!
Pain relievers do offer quick relief for occasional headaches, but if you find yourself taking analgesics more than two or three days a week, you are actually contributing to the cause of your headaches rather than relieving them. It's a cycle known as rebound headaches. The cycle starts when you start taking too much headache medication — more than the label instructs or your doctor prescribes. Soon, your body adapts to the medication. You may not even realize that you've been dosing yourself too often until you miss a day and your head starts to hurt again — sometimes more intensely than before. The only way to stop these headaches is to reduce or stop taking the pain medication that's causing them. It's tough, but there's no other way. CAUSEThe vast majority of headaches come from a problem in the neck, the jaw joint or the sinuses.Isn't it time to visit your chiropractor, and find out what is the cause of your headaches? You may yourself ironically be the cause of your headaches by taking so many painkillers or
anti-inflammatory drugs.
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