title: The medical treatment of head and neck pain.
abstract: Head and neck pain are extremely common and in any year, four of five people will experience a headache. In one out of two the headache will be severe enough to interfere with daily activity. In this article the multiple clinical syndromes of head and neck pain are presented and the current medical therapies reviewed.
mesh_terms: D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000628:therapy; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy; D014717:Vertigo / Q000628:therapy