Chronic pain is pain that generally lasts for more than 3 months. It can also last for months or even years, and happens in all parts of the body. Chronic pain may interfere with your daily activities such as working, having a good social life, and even a successful romantic relationship. Unfortunately, it can also lead to anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances trouble – all of which may make your pain worse.
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The link between migraines and psychological distress.
The definitive link between the two.
Psychological factors such as overstated pain, along with depression and anxiety, all contribute to migraine-related disability. These psychological factors should be targeted, possibly alongside conventional meds, so as to reduce migraine frequency, and migraine-related disability.
Quite often migraines are triggered by psychological issues such as life stresses, or may involve actual depression and anxiety problems, which could be the result of unresolved traumas.
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Is it a migraine or a headache?
There are specific differences between migraines and headaches. There is often confusion by many folk as to whether they are actually experiencing a migraine or a severe headache, and several will say that they have a migraine, when it may only be a very bad headache.
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What is an aura?
An aura is an early warning sign that a migraine is about to occur. It consists of visual symptoms such as a distortion of figures or shapes, as well as flashing lights, zigzag lines, and blind spots in your vision….
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