Avoiding a Headache
Most people with chronic headaches find that exercise reduces headache pain and frequency, according to the National Headache Foundation. Some sufferers find exercise provokes such pain, however. To reduce the risk of exercise-induced headaches: Warm up before working out; drink plenty of water before, during and after exercising; and don't skip meals.
Publication Source:
Vitality magazine
Online Source:
National Headache Foundation
http://www.headaches.org/
Online Editor:
Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer:
Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer:
Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Date Last Reviewed:
2/22/2005
Date Last Modified:
2/22/2005