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Headaches

  • Helping Veterans with migraines and headaches

    Helping Veterans with migraines and headaches

    Mission of Headache Center of Excellence is to provide quality headache care to Veterans. Holistic approach includes advanced therapies.

  • Live Whole Health #123: Managing stress and headaches

    Live Whole Health #123: Managing stress and headaches

    We all experience stress, which can lead to headaches and other negative outcomes. In this week's #LiveWholeHealth, we use acupressure to manage it.

  • What you need to know about sleep apnea and your health

    What you need to know about sleep apnea and your health

    How many times do you stop breathing during sleep? Here are important questions that could save your life if you suffer from sleep apnea.

  • Live Whole Health #90: Acupressure for head and neck relief

    Live Whole Health #90: Acupressure for head and neck relief

    Have you ever woken up with a crook in your neck? Is poor posture or stress causing your head to pound? Before you take a pill, consider trying this four-minute acupressure practice for head and neck relief.

  • Live Whole Health #72: Managing headaches with acupressure

    Live Whole Health #72: Managing headaches with acupressure

    what if there was a different way to manage headaches? Would you give it a try? Acupressure can be useful for all types of headaches, including tension headaches, sinus headaches and migraines.

  • Live Whole Health: Self care episode #27 – Relaxation for headache

    Live Whole Health: Self care episode #27 – Relaxation for headache

    If you’re looking for relief from headaches, you might be surprised to learn that just a few basic relaxation techniques can help prevent the frequency and severity of headache attacks.

  • New treatment for Veterans’ old headaches

    New treatment for Veterans’ old headaches

    Prazosin, which is effective in treating PTSD-related trauma nightmares, sleep disruption and daytime hyperarousal, shows promise in preventing headaches following a concussion.

  • Veteran, VA employee, pays forward the gift of life

    Veteran, VA employee, pays forward the gift of life

    Army Veteran Anthony Smith had a stroke and needed a blood transfusion. He says the transfusion saved his life by preventing another stroke. Very grateful, today he is a champion for blood donation.

  • Biofeedback useful for headaches and other conditions

    Biofeedback useful for headaches and other conditions

    A literature review by VA researchers highlights the usefulness of biofeedback for headache and incontinence treatment, and stroke recovery. There was less evidence for its role in other conditions.

  • VA working to treat polytrauma and TBI Veterans who suffer headaches

    VA working to treat polytrauma and TBI Veterans who suffer headaches

    While treatment for headaches is available at all VA medical centers, seven hospitals are specifically working to help polytrauma and TBI Veterans.

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Last updated July 12, 2025

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