Book description
Easy-to-read advice for the lay person on treating common headache and
facial pain conditions, such as migraine and tension headache. Written
by eminent surgeon Jim Bartley who became interested in facial pain when
he realised that many of the patients that he was seeing with sinusitis
were actually suffering from tension headache. Severe headaches often
need a multi facted approach to heal them - this book includes advice on
sleep, relaxation, nutrition and pain management. Includes explanations
of the processing of pain, emotions and pain, migraine, tension
headache, the breathing connection, the dental department, the neck,
posttraumatic headache and sinusitis pain. It also discusses treatments:
breathing, sleep, exercise, diet, food triggers (including gluten) and
allergies, herbs and supplements, posture, massage, medication, using
the mind, complementary therapies and evolving therapies. . The World
Health Organisation listed migraine as one of the top four disabling
medical conditions with levels of pain, distress and disability
comparable to heart disease, cancer or low back pain. Dr Jim Bartley
is an eminent Auckland ear, nose and throat specialist. He has been a
major force in developing and promoting endoscopic surgical techniques
in the management of sinus disease. He also works at the Auckland
Regional Pain Service and teaches at Auckland Medical School.
