The Anatomy of a Headache: From Trigger to Relief
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The Anatomy of a Headache: From Trigger to Relief
Intermediate~10 min8 steps
Understand why your head throbs, how pain signals travel, and the exact biochemical trick anti-inflammatories use to stop the pain.
You’ll learn
- Explain why headache pain is felt despite the brain itself lacking pain receptors
- Distinguish between the physiological mechanisms of tension headaches and migraines
- Trace the pathway of pain signals along the trigeminal nerve to the brain
- Describe how prostaglandins sensitize nociceptors to cause throbbing pain
- Explain how non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) block COX enzymes to halt pain signal production
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