Headache

Most people associate headaches with stress, sadness, exhaustion, or pressure. But many patients describe a very different experience—headaches that appear after good news, emotional excitement, or uplifting moments. These “positive-stress headaches” confuse people because they conflict with what we expect from our bodies.  Why would good emotions trigger pain? Why would happiness cause tension? The [...]

A song comes on and — ouch — your head tightens instantly. For some, music isn’t just background noise. During a migraine, it can turn into an unexpected trigger or, oddly enough, a strange form of relief. Migraines are already unpredictable, but throw sound into the mix and things get even more complicated. Certain beats, [...]