13.01.2010 Headaches: A Big Pain in the Neck No Comments

Headaches: A Big Pain in the Neck

Headaches generally include discomfort and pain around the neck, shoulder, skull, eyes, scalp, jaws, and/or forehead.  Types of headaches include migraines (vascular), tension headaches (muscle contraction), cluster headaches, sinus headaches, and what we call “Atypical Migraines” or “Painless Migraines”

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The Darkness of Depression

Depression is a mental health condition which involves negative, lethargic, and self-loathing thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that may significantly interfere with everyday functioning.  Approximately 20 million people in the U.S. have symptoms of depression.

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The Ball and Chain of Anxiety

Anxiety (and even fear) can be helpful.  It can motivate us, keep us focused, alert, and increase our performance in tasks.  If, however, the anxiety doesn’t go away after the situation, increases significantly in intensity, or just remains “hanging” like a cloud all the time, the consequences can be harmful.  They can considerably affect your everyday functioning or even affect your physical health with problems such as cardiac symptoms, reduced immunity, Gastro-Intestinal symptoms, excessive fatigue, and many of the other stress related physical symptoms.  According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 18% of all U.S. adults have an anxiety disorder.

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