Download patient tools such as food and exercise diaries, a chronic pain medication agreement, and a new patient welcome letter. A sample headache diary is included on the back of this handout. American migraine foundation is a division of the american headache society, a recognized public charity under internal revenue code section 501c3 status. You also may be able to find out what your headache triggers are, such as certain foods, stress, sleep problems, or physical activity. A headache diary is a recording of headaches that typically is done in a calendar form.
The diary keeps a record of the frequency of attacks and efficacy of medication. Chronic daily headache is defined as the presence of a headache on 15 days or more per month for at least three months. The following list contains some of the more common headache triggers. On the days you have migraine pain, write a number in the appropriate box from 1 to 3 that describes your pain. A guide to understanding headache and migraine and a printable. Every time you have a headache, make notes in your diary. This can help you and your doctor get a better understanding of your condition and develop a treatment plan that is best for you. If you are having headaches, you can use the next page to keep track of them. It helps you and your doctor track your migraines and how well your. Keep a headache diary or calendar to help find and avoid things that. The national headache foundation is a leader in headache and migraine awareness, providing headache research and migraine research and resources for those suffering with severe migraines and headaches. Headache is one of the most common reasons for visits to gps.
Each time you have a headache, answer these questions in your headache. A daily headache diary is one of the most important tools your treatment team has to help you. It may help to increase your awareness of the foods you eat or the amount of sleep you get to uncover triggers of your own headaches. The patient makes note of any days that he or she experiences a headache. In the triggers column, write the number of the headache. Please list any costs you have incurred through purchase of vitamins, herbs, etc or any headache treatment compounds not listed on your diary as medications. The most useful tool for migraine specialists is the migraine diary. Headache topic sheet spanish national headache foundation. If one parent has migraine headaches, there is a 40% chance that their children will also have migraine. Page 1 is the diary page 2 is the key pages can be printed separatel y if you need multiple copies of the diary.
You may be asked to keep a headache diary to help identify the type of headache. This information will help you and your healthcare provider learn about your headaches. Having to live with chronic pain is difficult enough without the added burden of chronic migraine headaches. Migraine and headache diary national migraine centre. Authorship and illustration traumatic brain injury and headaches. Monthly headache diary headache service, department of neurology, st georges hospital, blackshaw road, london sw17 0qt. Approach to headache evaluation episodic 1 headache week with disability p. To know childrens headache disorders headache tests headache diary. They should list all headaches, when they happen, and how long they last.
Living with headaches can be very difficult, but most people can be helped if they get good medical advice. Migraine severity in this section, each day is broken down into morning, afternoon, and evening. A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech e. Monitor the frequency, duration and severity of your headaches. There are many types of headache, of which tensiontype headache is the most common. Patterns identified from your diary may help your doctor determine which type of headache you have and the most beneficial treatments. This notation can be as simple as an x on any day with a headache. A sinus headache causes pain in the front of the head and face. Keeping a headache diary may help identify the types of headaches you have and lead to effective treatment.
It is important to write down information about your headaches. In the pain intensity column, write the number that goes along with the face that shows how much you hurt. My headache diary 45k created by hannah mahoney, a headache patient of dr. An intense, throbbing, painful headache that usually occurs on just one. Headache in spanish english to spanish translation. Migraine annals of internal medicine american college of. Headache care toolkit for patients version 4172007 dear patient. You also may be able to identify headache triggers, such as certain foods, stressful events, interruptions in sleep patterns, or physical activities. This patient education page is a public service of the american council for headache education ache, the patient education affiliate of the american headache.
The 68 hours before the migraine attack are particularly important to record. Canadian headache society canadian journal of neurological sciences cjns. Hutchinson make sure to always bring your completed headache. Headaches and migraines university health services. The purpose of migraine diaries is to record information about the attacks of migraine and other headaches. Approved by the food and drug administration fda for migraine prevention. Please bring completed sheets to your childs neurology appointments. Headache diary diaries can be a useful tool to identify triggers, to keep track of your headaches, and to help your health care provider better understand your headaches. Many lifestyle factors influence migraine and other headache. A headache diary consists of tracking the following information. Each diary sheet is for one month, with a column for each day of the month. Headache has many triggers and causes, ranging from lifestyle factors such as sleep deprivation, dehydration and food sensitivities to mental and.
Please list anything that you suspect may be triggering or contributing to your headaches on your headache diary. Headache hygiene is the practice of taking care of yourself in a way that will reduce the likelihood, frequency, intensity, and severity of headaches. By keeping this diary over a period of 2 or 3 months you may see a. My headache diary use this diary to track your headache days. Download the national headache foundations diary form by clicking here. The national headache foundation also recommends keeping a headache diary to track the characteristics of your headaches. University of california, berkeley 2222 bancroft way berkeley, ca 94720 appointments 5106422000.
Ifwhen you have any migraine symptoms, give it a rating of 1 low to 10 high. Many translated example sentences containing headache diary spanish english dictionary and search engine for spanish translations. The national headache foundation is a leader in headache and migraine awareness, providing. Many headaches are caused by outside factors, known as triggers.
It is important to write down information about your headache diary. Monthly diary by keeping this diary over a period of 2 or 3 months you may see a pattern to your migraines and headaches. The two most important things i did were talking to dr k and keeping a headache diary. It is a good idea for your child or teen to keep a headache diary. Featured here is the simple but sweet diary we have been using at our center for over a decade. Headache diary print this form so that you can track your headaches for a month. This guide will help you to have a meaningful conversation.
My headache diary use this diary every day to capture information that can help you and your doctor better understand, and manage, your migraines. This will also help you and your health provider make a plan for treating your headache. From this diary, one can calculate headache days per month and functionally incapacitating headache. Donations to the american migraine foundation are taxdeductible to the extent permitted by law. Record headaches with 1 separate log for each month.
Ask your parent or other adult to help you with this diary. Begin with the weekly headache and symptom diary rate any pain. Keeping a headache diary may help you understand what types of headaches you get and what treatment works best for you. A migraine diary is very helpful to plan the right treatment for you. The most common types of chronic daily headache are chronic migraines and. Migraine diaries this is a general guide about the ways you can record your migraine attacks. Comprehensive migraine elimination diet, page 2 meat, fish and eggs to eat continued meat, fish and eggs to avoidcontinued all meat should be cooked or frozen within a day of purchasing, cooked.
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