Many people suffer from headaches and choose to live with the pain.
Family physicians are an excellent source to seek proper treatment for recurring headache pain as well as to discover the cause of headaches. The goals of the week are to gain recognition of headache pain as a real and legitimate condition, to encourage sufferers to see a family physician for proper diagnosis and treatment, and to let sufferers know that there are new treatments available. According to the National Headache Foundation, many new medications have been introduced which have dramatically helped a large number of headache sufferers. However, it shouldn't be forgotten that it is better to prevent headaches, when possible, than to relieve a headache once it starts. By practicing good health habits, a majority of sufferers can avoid at least some of their headaches.