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Headache may be a risk factor for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

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We investigated whether headache and family history of headache are risk factors for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or not. Twenty-three CRPS patients and 69 healthy persons were interviewed whether or not they suffered from headache and had first-degree family history of headache. A headache sufferer was defined as a person who regularly suffered from headache for more than 2 days per month. Headache after an occurrence of CRPS (headache after an injury or operation in case of CRPS after an injury or operation) was excluded and just headache before an occurrence of CRPS was included. If a first-degree family had a regular headache, she or he was regarded as a headache sufferer regardless of the frequency of headache. Of the 23 patients with CRPS, 12 (52.2%) had suffered from headache before an occurrence of CRPS. Of the 69 healthy persons, 18 (26.1%) suffered from headache. Significant differences between patients and healthy persons were found. Of the 23 patients with CRPS, eight (34.8%) had a first-degree family history of headache. Of the 69 healthy persons, ten (14.5%) had a first-degree family history of headache. Significant differences between patients and healthy persons were found in a family history. The results suggest that headache and a first-degree family history of headache are risk factors for CRPS. To determine whether or not headache and first-degree family history of headache are risk factors for CRPS, further prospective studies with larger patient numbers should be carried out.

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Authored by Toda K, Muneshige H, Maruishi M, Kimura H, Asou T. Department of Rehabilitation, Hiroshima Prefectural Rehabilitation Center, 295-3 Taguchi, Saijyou, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-0036 Japan. goutattack@yahoo.co.jp

Published in Clin Rheumatol. 2006 Sep;25(5):728-30. Epub 2006 Jan 21. The full report is available online » a subscription to the periodical may be required.

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I get migranes so does my sister (she has lupus) and my mom gets headaches too.. I have only had 2 or 3 migranes I think since getting RSD.. but I now get band/pressure headaches ongoing, and once in a while now I get a lanciating jab in the same spot that I used to get my residue pain for a few days after the migranes if I bent over or coughed (above ear on left hand side):confused:

Thank you for posting and bringing that to our attention Ness I hope your day is going well bud.:hug:

Hugz,
Sandra

pst.. thanks for the avatars too, yr good.

i had migraines for years but they stopped a few years before i got RSD and i hope they stay away. my heart goes out to anyone who gets them. they are horrible. Joan

I'd like that study if they had done even numbers of people. It looks like a high % of RSD'ers have the headache thing when it's not so. If you'll notice they had only 23 people with RSD and 69 "normal" people. Now if you upped the numbers of people with RSD to 69, then the %'s would be as low as the "normal" group.

In that light I think they need to go back and do that again to show the true numbers of RSD'ers and headache versus non RSD.

Hugs,

Karen

I have some doubts about the relevance of this. There is a sexual difference in headache rates which could easily confound the results.

I rarely got headaches before the RSD but they were usually very mild migraines. I went through a period of getting numerous headaches of various types after about 5 years of RSD. They are less of a problem now but still frequent.