Living well with migraine disease and headaches : what your doctor doesn't tell you-- that you need to know / Teri Robert.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-289) and index.

Headache and Migraine Disease Basics -- What Are Headaches and Migraine Disease? -- The Importance of Proper Diagnosis -- Education: Essential to Our Health and Well-Being -- The Most Common Headache: Tension Headaches -- Migraine Disease: Migraines Are Not "Just Bad Headaches" -- Cluster Headaches -- Rebound, aka Medication Overuse Headaches -- Other Headache Disorders -- Your Health Care Team and Treatment Regimen -- Your Role on Your Health Care Team -- Choosing the Right Doctor -- Trigger Identification and Management -- Preventive Therapies -- Abortive Therapies -- Emergency Care and Pain Management -- Complementary Therapies -- Support and Empowerment -- Support: As Important as Good Medical Care -- When Those Close to You Don't Understand -- Building Your Support System -- Empowerment over Headaches and Migraines -- Advocacy Issues: Knowing and Claiming Your Rights -- What Does It All Mean? -- If Your Situation Seems Hopeless -- Summary and Review -- My Personal Approach to My Headaches and Migraines -- Supplemental Materials Available Online for Free Reference and/or Download.

An award-winning patient advocate offers a comprehensive overview of the risks, symptoms, support, and expert advice for head pain, in a guide that provides unbiased information on all available treatments--traditional and alternative. Original. 20,000 first printing.