How common is a headache? According to recent scientific studies, it is becoming alarmingly common! ?Research from Finland shows the incidence of both general and migraine headache in children increased markedly between 1974 and 1992. Using the same methodology and school environments in both studies, researchers found in 1974 about 14% of a large sample of 7-year old children suffered from headache and less than 2% from migraine. In 1992 these figures leaped almost four-fold to 52% for headache and 6% for migraine.
American researchers, using national statistics, reported the prevalence for migraine in the adult population increased about 60% from 1980 to 1989. The highest increase was found in women younger than 45 years. A third study, also from the United States, revealed a sharp increase of migraine between 1979 and 1991 in persons under 45 years, a jump of 34% in women and nearly 100% in men.
Several theories have been suggested to help explain these startling statistics. Increased stress in our lives, both for adults and children, is one of the more common. This theory lacks credibility, however, as many authorities agree the factors that contribute to stress have not changed significantly over the past decades. More likely the dramatic increase in headache is multifactoral: diet, fitness level, rest, pollution and allergy, time spent sitting at desks, computer screens and watching television and, yes, stress.
Perhaps the single most important factor may be posture. Simply put, we slouch more. Research is now showing posture affects not only muscle and joint function, but also function of the nervous system. We are learning that the static (postural, structural) and dynamic (mechanical, functional) state of our necks has a profound relationship to headache, both general and migraine. Fortunately, posture, like diet, fitness, sleep and time spent sitting, is something we can change.
If you would like more information about the relationship between posture and headache, stop in the office and talk to our clinicians.
Source: http://www.advancedsportmed.com/2013/02/the-increasing-prevalence-of-headaches/
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