What does migraine mean? What are the causes of migraine?

Migraine is a persistent headache, mainly pulsatile pain, lasting 4-72 hours. The incidence rate of female is higher than that of male, and migraine has a genetic tendency. Migraine can be divided into migraine with aura and migraine without aura, and migraine without aura accounts for 80%. The main symptom of migraine is pulsatile pain, accompanied by photophobia, nausea and vomiting, and some patients may be complicated with cerebrovascular diseases.

There are many causes of migraine, which can be roughly divided into the following categories:

Genetic factors, the proportion of genetic factors is relatively high, accounting for about 60%. ? Endocrine and metabolic factors, so the incidence of women is much higher than that of men, and it mostly occurs in adolescence, menstrual period, pregnancy and menopause, mostly caused by endocrine disorders. Dietary factors, many people eat irregularly, overeat, drink too much, like to eat sweet and salty food, and smoke too much. Sleep factors, such as insomnia or poor sleep quality, can also cause us to be in poor spirits and suffer from migraine over time. Some people's sleeping posture or pillows are not suitable, which always leads to our cervical vertebrae being in a state of tension and not relaxation. Over time, it will cause our mental stress, which will cause headaches. All kinds of pressures, pressures in life and work, such as sitting for a long time, facing the computer for a long time, and conflicts between husband and wife, can also cause our mental stress. Taking medicine for a long time, such as some chronic diseases, taking medicine all the year round, some drugs have side effects, which can also cause migraine, such as preventive treatment, such as maintaining the law of life; Do more aerobic exercises such as yoga, qigong or deep breathing; Diet taboo cheese, alcohol, pickled products, etc. Avoid taking birth control pills or drugs that cause vasodilation; When migraine attacks suddenly and there is no therapeutic drug, you need to relax. Semi-sleep state or sleep state can relieve migraine. You can also watch some acupoint massage about Chinese medicine. It will have a certain effect to have a massage when you have a rest at work or relax while watching TV at night.