Pain in the back of the head can be caused by tension, migraine, or exertion headaches. Home remedies, medications, and surgery can help depending on the headache type you have. Contact your doctor if ...

There are four stages of a migraine attack. Discover what they are, how long each lasts, and what you can do to better manage your attack through them all.

Whether sharp and stabbing or dull and throbbing, a headache can ruin your day. But your brain doesn't actually feel pain. So what is going on when it feels like your head is in a vise or about to ...

Although often invisible, chronic pain is everywhere. More than one-quarter of Americans have pain lasting more than three months. With medical treatment and lost productivity costs of up to $635 ...

If you feel pain and pressure in your sinuses, that's not necessarily because there's anything wrong with them. In fact, your pain may be a sign of an entirely different condition: migraine. People ...

Like visual or auditory sensations, the body sensation 'pain' informs us about the world, or at least our experience in it. After I touched a hot plate, damaged cells from my fingers sent signals ...

Acute pain is sharp, sudden, and short-lived discomfort. It typically lasts only a brief time. Though it may not be serious, it could point to an underlying problem in some cases. Acute pain comes on ...

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Editor’s note: Shift Your Mindset is an occasional series from CNN’s Mindfulness, But Better team. We talk to experts about how to do things differently to live a better life. Although often invisible ...