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Rebound Headache Pain

Headache-prone individuals frequently find themselves taking over-the-counter or prescription medicines more often and/or in higher dosages in an attempt to control headaches. Unfortunately, this can produce a physiologic dependence on these meds, causing the person to experience headaches when they don’t take the symptomatic medicines regularly. At this point, headaches may become poorly responsive to preventative medication.

In cases like this the symptomatic medication may need to be stopped, or doses significantly decreased, in order to begin controlling the headaches; other adjustments in medication use also may be indicated. Biobehavioral therapy and physical therapy can identify contributory problems in environment, posture, mechanics, and trigger points, and teach non-medication strategies to control headaches.