HEADACHE — TENSION – CONCLUSION
Those who habitually clench their teeth during the night may awake with severe facial pain. Tension headaches may occur in those who also suffer migraine and sometimes it is difficult to tell them apart.
During situations of stress the sufferer may have recurrent migraine interspersed with tension headache. In treating this common disorder it is important to try to teach the patient to relax.
A variety of eastern and western relaxation methods can be learned. Physical activity can provide an outlet for inner aggression and help relaxation and reduce the frequency of headaches.
The pain of a tension headache will usually respond to simple analgesics. Stronger pain-relieving drugs may be necessary.
Diazepam, a commonly used tranquilliser, has the advantage of not only relieving nervous tension but also muscle spasm. This may be used to treat an acute attack, or for prevention.
Some patients are depressed and their headaches improve if they are given anti-depressant drugs. Manipulation of the neck can relieve the spasm and pain of an acute headache and may reduce their frequency.
The drug pizotifen which is used in the prevention of migraine and cluster headaches may also reduce the frequency of tension headache.
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MENSTRUATION – MENSTRUAL FLOW
The thick layer of cells is broken up and shed. Blood vessels are opened up and so bleeding occurs.
This is the period, or menstrual flow.
And then the cycle begins over again.
The usual pattern is for a cycle of about 28 days. Ovulation happens about 14 days before the period starts.
This is fairly constant, and may vary only from 13 to IS days.
While this time of ovulation to period is constant, what does vary is the time from period to ovulation.
Sometimes a period may be missed altogether, and many women are concerned that “bad\blood is being retained and can cause all sorts of problems.
This is not so.
When the periods are “heavy”, it means that an excess amount of endometrium is built up and then got rid of.
Conversely, when the period is light, it means that only a small amount of tissue has been built up.
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