Considering the growing obesity epidemic among America’s youth, exercise is typically considered to be a great thing – it increases blood flow, helps manage weight, boosts energy levels – the list goes on and on. However, for children suffering from exertion headaches, exercise can quickly become the enemy.
In the U.S., most children will experience at least one headache by the time they graduate high school. Approximately 20% of children age 5-17 deal with chronic headache, which means that 10.3 million kids experience head pain at least 15 days per month.
Fortunately, 95% of child sufferers do not experience headache resulting from disease or organic problems, such as a tumor, abscess or head trauma.
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When you think about someone having a headache, you probably think of an adult. But many kids have headaches, too, and for some of the very same reasons that adults have them.
Children and teens generally experience tension-type or migraine headaches. Among school children ages 5-17 in the U.S., 20% (10.3 million), are dealing with chronic headaches. Approximately 15% of these kids experience tension-type headaches and 5% are coping with migraines.
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