Day: November 17, 2013

Family history of migraines is a precursor to headaches in children and as per studies cited bellow, head trauma and concussions may increase the length of headaches and complicate treatment. The question is: are Traumatic-Triggered Migraines (TTM’s) different than headaches as a concussive characteristic? and should they be treated differently? The case study referenced by Lords, Q reported in Sports Health Multidisciplinary App.(Traumatic Migraine Versus Concussion: A Case Report.)   presented a different look at their diagnosis and treatment approach.  This report instead of actually  separating them apart it may be pointing out how related they are or that one is part of the other. Headaches post injury may be more or less severe, longer lasting and have a genetic component but should be dealt with in the contest of brain injury. The word “Concussion” can at this time, after it became a popular word in sports, complicate how we deal with it. Because concussions have the sports connotation is easy to fall into the trap of making us follow the light path others have taken and skip important steps toward treatment. In the brain injury world, per say, I can relate to the stance of wanting to distance ourselves from what the word “concussion” is becoming and try to separate its components, such as headaches, and give it another name as it clearly happens in the cited article. For example in this study the author seem to attempt to separate the diagnosis between what a concussion is and what traumatic related headaches or migraines are. Headaches and migraines most times are components of a concussion were its nature, historic and genetic component challenges current diagnosis and treatment methods.

Have you dealt with headaches and/or migraines pre and post injury? Can you separate them and what approaches have you tried with or without success?

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