Pain in the back of the head can be caused by tension, migraine, or exertion headaches. Home remedies, medications, and surgery can help depending on the headache type you have. Contact your doctor if ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Causes of pain at the base of your skull include tension headaches and migraines.Signs ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why do people get headaches? – Evie V., age 10, ...

Everyone can relate to feeling pressure or pain in their head from time to time. While people tend to call all head pain a headache, the truth is you could actually be experiencing a migraine instead.

Headaches can be the result of medical, physical, emotional, or environmental factors. The right treatment will depend on their underlying cause. Factors that lead to headaches may be: Frequent or ...

Chronic pain affects over 50 million adults in the U.S. alone and is a leading cause of disability worldwide (Dahlhamer et al., 2018). Yet not all chronic pain is the same, and understanding what kind ...