Perhaps there is no person who at least once in his life has not encountered a headache. It occurs in both the elderly and children, regardless of age, gender, level of earnings or place of residence.

Often, headaches are not perceived as a serious problem, since they can periodically occur in absolutely healthy people. At the same time, headaches are one of the most common disorders of the nervous system.

Persistent headaches can trigger the occurrence of related painful conditions. Headache can occur on its own, and sometimes it is supplemented by other symptoms of poor health.

What are the causes of headaches? What should I do when I have a headache? How to provide first aid for an acute headache? How to get rid of a headache without pills?

Krystyna Kukharchuk, a doctor of Family Medicine of the 1st category, candidate of Medical Sciences, Doctor of functional diagnostics of the consultative and diagnostic Department of the V. P. Komissarenko Institute of Endocrinology and metabolism of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (Kiev), will tell about all this.