The Headache Clinic - Blog #cluster headache caused by stressThe Headache Clinic - Blog #cluster headache caused by stresshttps://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/tag/cluster-headache-caused-by-stressWed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:22 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[#Cluster #Headache Treatment Success Dr Elliot Shevel The Headache Clinic]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/cluster-headache-treatment-success-dr-elliot-shevel-the-headache-clinic#Cluster #Headache – Treatment Success – Dr Elliot Shevel – The Headache Clinic]]>
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]]>Thu, 18 May 2023 09:41:01 +0200<![CDATA[Get rid of your health niggles today]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/get-rid-of-your-health-niggles-todayIn order to understand headaches, you need to understand the difference between what triggers and what causes them. Read this blog to find out more.]]>

Get rid of your niggles Today

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]]>Wed, 17 May 2023 11:58:53 +0200<![CDATA[A ray of hope]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/a-ray-of-hopeThe Layman is often bombarded with information about series diseases that pose a serious threat to his our her threat. Read the article to find out more.]]>

The Layman is often bombarded with information about series diseases that pose a serious threat to his our her threat

But hidden among these alarming reports was the announcement of…

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]]>Wed, 17 May 2023 11:40:50 +0200<![CDATA[Effective treatment of migraines and headaches]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/effective-treatment-of-migraines-and-headachesDr. Elliot Shevel is South Africa's migraine surgery pioneer and Chairman of the International Headache Society's SA branch. We've spoken to him several times here on Morning Live and every time we get a huge response.]]>
]]>Wed, 17 May 2023 11:27:04 +0200<![CDATA[Hope for cluster headache sufferers]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/hope-for-cluster-headache-sufferersWorse than childbirth, worse than accidental amputation. A pain so acute, old medical books referred to the condition as the “suicide headache” because it was not uncommon that cluster headache sufferers would take their lives to escape it.]]>

Johannesburg - Worse than childbirth, worse than accidental amputation. A pain so acute, old medical books referred to the condition as the...

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]]>Wed, 17 May 2023 08:37:04 +0200<![CDATA[Teen stress a strong risk factor for headaches]]>https://www.theheadacheclinic.net/blogs/post/teen-stress-a-strong-risk-factor-for-headachesA recent study, published in Pediatric Neurology, aimed to describe the relationship between risk factors, such as stress, depression and anxiety, and potentially protective factors against paediatric headache-related disability.]]>

Stress has a dire impact on the quality of modern life, and this is sometimes amplified in a teenager’s life. Often pressures from school, home, friends, and physical changes during this highly self-aware period can lead to anxiety and the latest research also suggests it can even have an impact on the frequency of headaches teenagers get

 A recent study, published in Pediatric Neurology, aimed to describe the relationship between risk factors, such as stress, depression and anxiety, and potentially protective factors against paediatric headache-related disability. It found that stress is “the strongest risk factor for headache-related disability”.

The study was a cross-sectional survey among adolescents seen in an academic neurology clinic, who were reporting four or more headaches monthly. Among the 29 participants, the average age was

14.8 years with a ratio of 31% male and 69% female. The average headache frequency was 11.6 per month and the most commonly reported trigger was stress (86% of the participants reported stress).

Headache disability was assessed using the six-item Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) (which is a validated assessment of the functional impact of headaches for both migraine and TTH in adults and has been used in adolescent as well as adult headache populations).

Reducing headaches, reducing depression.

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