Chronic Pain, Pathophysiology, Interactivity: Headache and Pain

Headache and Pain

• Migraine is much more common in women, and tension-type headache is also slightly more common in women.
• An Aura may precede the headache in migraine.
• Migraine is pain is usually unilateral and pulsating, whereas tension-type headache is usually bilateral and non-pulsating.
• Tension-type headache can be classified as episodic or chronic.
• Migraine may have triggers such as hormonal fluctuation or certain foods.
• Vasogenic and neurogenic theories are used to explain migraine.
• Migraine is less common but considerably more disabling.
• Tension-type headache is more common but less well understood.