Sports and Headaches

Headache. 2018 Mar;58(3):426-437. doi: 10.1111/head.13263. Epub 2018 Feb 5.

Abstract

In the United States, up to 3.8 million people per year have sports-related mild traumatic brain injury frequently followed by a variety of headaches. Headaches associated with sports (exertional, weightlifter's, and external compression headache) are also reviewed.

Keywords: cough headache; exertional headache; footballer's migraine; posttraumatic headache; sports headache; weightlifter's headache.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Athletic Injuries* / diagnosis
  • Athletic Injuries* / epidemiology
  • Athletic Injuries* / therapy
  • Brain Concussion / diagnosis
  • Brain Concussion / epidemiology
  • Brain Concussion / etiology*
  • Brain Concussion / therapy
  • Female
  • Headache / diagnosis
  • Headache / epidemiology
  • Headache / etiology*
  • Headache / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Post-Traumatic Headache / diagnosis
  • Post-Traumatic Headache / epidemiology
  • Post-Traumatic Headache / etiology*
  • Post-Traumatic Headache / therapy