chronic headache

collocation in English

meaningsofchronicandheadache

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chronic
adjective
uk
/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us
/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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headache
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhed.eɪk/us
/ˈhed.eɪk/
a pain you feel inside ...
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(Definition ofchronicandheadachefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have issued no recent guidance on treatment for either migraine orchronicheadachesufferers.
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Since different people respond to drugs differently,chronicheadachesufferers may have to go through a trial-and-error period to find the right medications.
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Therapists also teachchronicheadachesufferers at-home exercises to strengthen and stretch muscles that may be triggering headaches.
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The last mental strategy involves thechronicheadachepatient visualizing a place of stress in his or her life and imagining a relaxed response.
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The treatments forchronicheadacheare vast and varied.
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Though it has powerful psychic abilities, it can not use them at will unless itschronicheadacheintensifies.
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A new headache can be a headache that has started recently, or achronicheadachethat has changed character.
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They can, however, simply be the first presentation of achronicheadachesyndrome, like migraine or tension-type headaches.
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Psychologist or psychiatric help forchronicheadachepatients is controversial, as a patient must be open to possible psychological factors in relation to headaches.
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Medicinal and non-medicinal methods exist to help patients cope withchronicheadache, because chronic headaches can not be cured.
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Withchronicheadachepatients, the acupuncturist may needle tender points at or near the site of maximal headache pain.
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Psychological therapists also analyze personal issues that may interfere in achronicheadachepatients life, making him or her unable to make changes in lifestyle to improve headaches.
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When other treatments fail or are unavailable, opioids may be appropriate for treating headache if the patient can be monitored to prevent the development ofchronicheadache.
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Psychological and behavioral therapies identify stressful situations and teachchronicheadachepatients to react differently, change their behavior, or adjust attitudes to reduce tension that leads to headaches.
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Manychronicheadachesufferers fail to recognize foods or beverages as headache factors, because the consumption may not consistently cause headaches or the headaches may be delayed.
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When other treatments fail or are unavailable, butalbital may be appropriate for treating headache if the patient can be monitored to prevent the development ofchronicheadache.
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Soaring rents, higher rates for mortgages, mounting costs of repairs and the ever-present threat of rising rates are chronic headaches for householders.
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Chronic headaches consist of different sub-groups, primarily categorized as chronic tension-type headaches and chronic migraine headaches.
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It is estimated that chronic headaches affect 4% to 5% of the general population.
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Behavioral and psychological therapies work to identify and eliminate or reduce stressful situations that lead to chronic headaches.
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