Abstract
Primary headache disorders such as migraine and tension-type headache begin as early as childhood or adolescence. Prevalence increases during primary school and adolescence. In tension-type headache, central pain sensitization and activation of central nociceptive neurons plays an important role. Migraine is a primary brain disorder with abnormalities in pain modulating systems and cortical stimulus processing. Bio-psycho-social factors play a decisive role in both types of headache. Secondary headaches due to an inflammatory or a structural brain alteration are rare. Diagnosis is based on clinical criteria. Typical recurrent headaches are diagnosed by patient's history and physical examination. In case of abnormalities, further diagnostic is needed. Treatment of tension-type headache is focused on multimodal pain therapy, treatment of migraine is focused on medication of attacks and secondary headaches need treatment of the underlying disease. Treatment goals are the reduction of pain perception, promotion of control and self-efficacy experiences, the increase of physical performance as well as the resumption of normal everyday structures and social contacts as a prerequisite for an increasing pain reduction.
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