Diagnosis and management of headache in the weight-lifting athlete
Sami F Rifat1, James L Moeller
1Sports Medicine Associates, PLC, 3100 Cross Creek Parkway, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326, USA. srifat@sportsmedicineassociates.com
Current Sports Medicine Reports
|September 10, 2003
Abstract:
Weight lifters suffer from the same headache syndromes that affect all human beings. They are also susceptible to headache types brought on by their activity. Three headache syndromes, cervicogenic headache, benign exertional headache, and effort-induced migraine headache, appear to be more common in the weight-lifting athlete. This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of these headache syndromes.
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