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Headaches in Covid   Introduction Headache refers to the pain above the foramen magnum of the skull and frequently neck pain is associated. Globally, the prevalence of headache in the general population is 47%, and the lifetime prevalence is more than 66% & up to 80% in some studies. It is told that it is …

 Long Covid or Post Covid Symptoms: What is it? Introduction: “Long Covid” is a new term getting popular to explain the illness in people that have either recovered from covid-19 but are still report long-lasting unusual effects of the infection or have had the standard symptoms that last much longer than would be expected. Many …

Muscle Pain or Myofascial Pain Syndrome An article by Dr. Hamsa Jayasheel Introduction: Muscle pain or myofascial pains are often defined as “pain related to inflammation or irritation of muscle or of the fascia surrounding the muscle”. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a very common clinical condition there is muscle pain with sensory, motor and autonomic …

OVERVIEW @  Introduction @  Prevalence @  Pathophysiology @  Diagnosis @  Types @  Differential Diagnosis @  Investigations @  Management @  Emerging Therapy @  Key points @  References   INTRODUCTION Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache disorder belongs to the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs). It has distinct features of unilateral intense pain of a short duration, …

Introduction Tension-type headache is the most common type of primary headache. It is a pain or discomfort in the head, scalp or neck and is often associated with muscle tightness in these areas. Epidemiology For most of the population, the first onset of TTH is before the second decade of life. The peak prevalence appears …