Chronic Daily Headache

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Treatment guidelines

National Guideline Clearinghouse

Read guidelines for doctors treating chronic daily headache patients. Includes recommended drug usage frequencies and discusses prevention.

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This three-part article gives a good introduction to chronic daily headache. Find out whether you may have this condition, and what you can do about it.

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Chronic headache types

National Headache Foundation

This interesting article gives a general overview of chronic daily headache, and then describes the different headache types that can become chronic.

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Great article covering many aspects of chronic headaches, including headache types, causes, therapies and prevention.

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Read the transcript of a live chat with a chronic daily headache sufferer and book author. You may gain some insight from reading about her experiences.

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There may be a simple way to lessen your chronic daily headaches -- get more sleep. Watch a headache patient and a doctor discuss the benefits of sleep.

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Who's at risk?

Neurology Reveiws

Read about the demographics of chronic daily headache sufferers, and about possible risk factors, in this interesting article.

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Taking regular pain medication can cause a common type of chronic daily headache called an analgesic rebound headache. Read all about it here.

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A rare cause of chronic daily headache is a condition called hemicrania continua, which causes pain on one side of the face. Read a little about this disorder and how it's treated.

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Acupuncture may help

University of North Carolina

This press release describes a study showing that a combination of acupuncture and medication may be more effective against chronic daily headache than medication alone.

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