Headaches in the athlete.
Headache is one of the most common entities to affect mankind. In addition to headaches seen in the general population, there are numerous types of headaches that are related to physical activity and sports. This article discusses the mechanism, presentation, evaluation, treatment, and prevention of the most common causes of headache in the athlete.
Dimeff
R J
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000150:complications