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Post-Traumatic Headache and Its Mechanism<\/h2>\n

The mechanism of so-called post-traumatic headache is complex, and so is its rehabilitation, involving multiple therapies (medical, physiotherapy, psychology, etc.).<\/p>\n

To qualify as a post-traumatic headache, there must have been a direct (to the face or head) or indirect (car accident, fall down the stairs) cranial trauma. A multitude of structures and mechanisms are involved. Transient tissue damage is possible. Other associated disorders or syndromes may be more complicated to treat.<\/p>\n

One mechanism that may occur in you, following a trauma, is the appearance of avoidance strategies (often due to fear and\/or pain) or de-training of your neck muscles, creating irritation in the area that could lead to headaches similar to cervicogenic headache.<\/p>\n

Rest assured, it’s normal to feel extremely tired after a trauma. Pain is present at all or most of the time, so your brain has to deal with a constant flow of information. This flow leads to a mechanism of over-stimulation and over-recruitment in the brain and various other structures causing fatigue. Searching for words can also be a post-traumatic symptom, like fatigue, resolving itself in a few weeks to a few months. The various structures need time to heal properly.<\/p>\n

Posttraumatic Stress<\/h2>\n

Post-traumatic stress is the consequence of various reactions that can occur after exposure to a situation that disrupts your sphere of security in relation to your life, your habits or your existence. A number of events can be considered traumatic (natural disasters, accidents, violence, etc.).<\/p>\n

A traumatic event will brutally shake up your psyche, stimulating extremely energy-intensive defense mechanisms to cope with the dangers, moving from relative tranquility to extreme anxiety.<\/p>\n

The most common form of anxiety in post-traumatic stress is the fear of death, with the story of your life flashing before your eyes. Your emotions completely invade your mind, preventing you from channeling them.<\/p>\n

In reality, it’s the disconnection of your brain and the failure of your defenses that causes post-traumatic stress. Freud was the first to speak of this notion, known at the time as \u201cwar neurosis\u201d.<\/p>\n

There are 2 types of post-traumatic stress:<\/p>\n