A spinal headache occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks through a puncture in the membrane that surrounds the spinal cord. This leak decreases the physical support that CSF provides for the ...

You have a headache smack dab on your forehead—what is it? Forehead headaches (or frontal headaches) are common and here are some potential culprits. Through pure statistics, the likelihood that your ...

Headaches can be caused by many factors — but where you feel your headache can indicate what the true trigger is. Experts say that the location of your headache — whether it’s felt in your forehead, ...

Most of us have had a headache that made us stop mid task and think, why does it hurt there? Is it my eyes, my temples, the back of my head, or all of it at once? While the location of a headache ...

Nearly all of us have experienced the pain and inconvenience of having a headache. The dull ache can make it difficult to concentrate and cause even simple tasks to feel unmanageable. Whether the pain ...

Headaches can often stop you from going about your day because of the pain they can cause. But as painful as they can be, women's health specialist Kirtly Jones, MD, says headaches are common—if they ...

COVID-19 headaches often feel like a clamp or band pressing on the sides of the head. However, they may also occur in other areas of the head. Symptoms and treatments may vary. People with COVID-19 ...

Headaches are a part of life. But once in a while, we get a headache that feels different from the usual annoying pain. Headaches on top of your head, for instance, could be due to a few different ...

Katie received her bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Western Governors University. She then also received her master's degree in nursing education from Western Governors University.