title: Chronic headache: stop the pain before it starts.
abstract: Familiarity with the risks associated with medication overuse and the importance of headache prophylaxis is key to easing your patient's pain.
authors.affiliation: Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune Family Medicine Residency, North Carolina 28542, USA. kelly.latimer@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Kelly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Latimer
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D051271:Headache Disorders, Secondary / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D054539:Medication Therapy Management / Q000193:education; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics