Headache overview
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Headache disorders
Headache disorders are one of the most common disorders of the nervous system. Characterized by recurrent headaches, these can be painful and disabling to sufferers.1
Primary headache disorders may be due to migraine, tension-type headache or cluster headache. These are usually not due to an underlying disease or cause.1
Secondary headaches on the other hand, occur due to the presence of an underlying condition or cause. Examples include sinus infections, a concussion, dehydration, ear infections, high blood pressure, and the overuse of pain medication.2
Acute pain — a silent pandemic3
Headaches impact every facet of our lives
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People who experience headaches not only suffer physical pain, but it also leads to a poorer quality of life. Their family life, social life, and employment may be affected.3
Suffering from headaches can also be a lonely experience for some. According to the Global Pain Index survey conducted in 2018, 4 in 10 Canadians felt that their friends or loved ones don’t really understand what it’s like to experience pain.
In Canada, 51% reported that they didn’t talk about their pain experience with others because they felt it was a personal subject.3
Meet Brody and Rebecca
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Brody
Brody is a young executive working his way up the corporate ladder. With long workdays and tight deadlines, it’s not surprising he sometimes suffers from headaches. He’s seen his doctor about it and was glad to hear that these were nothing more serious than tension-type headaches, even though it impacts his life and work at times.
Brody needs something that works fast and lasts throughout the workday to relieve his headaches when he gets them.
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Rebecca
When a migraine attacks, Rebecca gets a throbbing headache on the right side, feels sick, and finds noise and light hard to bear. As a young mother to a newborn, she’s tired, stressed, and always waiting for the next attack. All she wanted was to enjoy motherhood but with sleepless nights, the migraines are getting bothersome.
Rebecca wants something that will effectively manage her migraines.