Headaches: causes, cures and exercise?!

About this episode

Norman and Tegan discuss the causes and cures of headaches, including the potential benefits of exercise.

Headaches are common, but the causes are wide and varied, and some are more serious than others. Why do we get headaches? What's the difference between a headache and a migraine? Norman and Tegan talk through some basics about headaches, and why a round of squats might help... References: The Science Behind Headaches: What's Really Happening In Your Skull The vascular theory of migraine—a great story wrecked by the facts Twelve-month efficacy of CGRP monoclonal antibodies and predictive value of short-term response: results of an Australian multicentre study Trial of Galcanezumab in Prevention of Episodic Cluster Headache Erenumab for Chronic Cluster Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial Effect of Exercise on Chronic Tension-Type Headache and Chronic Migraine: A Systematic Review The effect of different exercise types on migraine frequency in individuals with migraine: A pilot study If you enjoyed this episode, check these out! Am I addicted to caffeine? Is emu oil the new snake oil? There's a lot of fog around brain fog

People in this episode

Host: Norman

Guest: Tegan

Topics covered

• headaches
• migraine
• exercise
• health
• causes
• cures

Keywords

• headaches
• migraine
• exercise
• causes
• cures
• health
• fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Science Behind Headaches: What's Really Happening In Your Skull, The vascular theory of migraine—a great story wrecked by the facts, Twelve-month efficacy of CGRP monoclonal antibodies and predictive value of short-term response: results of an Australian multicentre study, Trial of Galcanezumab in Prevention of Episodic Cluster Headache, Erenumab for Chronic Cluster Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Effect of Exercise on Chronic Tension-Type Headache and Chronic Migraine: A Systematic Review, The effect of different exercise types on migraine frequency in individuals with migraine: A pilot study

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