Headache Relief for Women: How You Can Manage and Prevent Pain - Hardcover

Millions of women suffer from headaches and Alan M Rapoport and Fred D. Sheftell, founders of the New England Center for Headaches, sympathize. In their new book, Headache Relief for Women: How You Can Manage and Prevent Pain, the authors explain what is known about headaches, describe the major types and their symptoms and discuss the various physical and emotional factors that may trigger them. The connection between headaches and menstruation, pregnancy, the taking of oral contraception and menopause is covered in great detail as are the subjects of natural versus drug therapies.

The nearly 23 million women who suffer from migraine, one of the four types of headache discussed in this guide, will welcome most of the content. The authors, both associated with the Headache Inpatient Unit of the Greenwich Hospital, refute several myths about headaches. In addition to defining the four types (migraine, tension-type, chronic daily or "mixed," and cluster), the book reviews possible causal factors such as hormonal, nutritional, and environmental triggers. Information on the latest drug, nutrition, and stress-management therapies encourages patients to take charge of their own headache management, adopting an active role in treatment. From the same authors, Headache Relief (S&S, 1991) and Conquering Headache (Login Publishers Consortium, 1995) will provide additional information. Those readers interested in more technical explanations should consult James W. Lance's Mechanism and Management of Headache, 5th ed. (Butterworth Heinemann, 1993). Highly recommended for consumer health and patient education collections.?Janet M. Coggan, Univ. of Florida Libs., Gainesville
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