If you're looking for a book that really spells out the whys and wherefores of headache, this is the book to get! Drs. Sheftell and Rapoport demystify the process by which head pain occurs. Their thorough review of the anatomy of the nervous and muscular systems as they relate to headache firmly establishes the biological basis for the pain. Moreover, the doctors discuss psychological factors that may influence headache.

In addition, Headache Relief offers in-depth descriptions of such techniques as relaxation exercises, visual imagery, biofeedback, and more, with advice as to how to implement them and make them work for you. The chapter on biofeedback stresses ways in which you can learn to monitor yourself, and a chapter on exercise help to get you off the couch and onto the road to headache relief.

Since headache may be triggered by certain foods, a chapter on diet and headache gives you the lowdown on which foods to suspect and how to determine whether they play a role in your headaches. Women will find the chapter on headaches and the female hormone cycle particularly helpful, and parents are likely to be surprised by the information in the final chapter, "The Littlest Victims: Children and Headaches."

If you or someone you love gets headaches, this book is a "must have" for the home health library.