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Introduction

Headache: Causes and Mechanisms

Discussion on Endopathic/Internal Headache

Differentiative Diagnosis

Channels of Headache

Locations/Characteristics of Headache

Conclusion

Locations of Headache

It is possible to determine to which channel the illness pertains according to the places/locations where the head aches.

	Locations		Channels responsible
		Headache in the forehead and supra-orbital bone	(Yangming)
	headache in both sides of the head, especially in the temples		(Shaoyang)
		pain the back of the head and the neck	(Taiyang)
	headache in the vertex of the head		(Jueyin)

Characteristics of Headache

Characteristics of headache	Most Likely Syndromes
Headache all over the head	Deficiency of kidney-yin, liver-yin or insufficiency of qi or deficiency of blood
Headache in the neck and its muscles	Hyperactivity of yang, mostly liver-yang
Headache that causes pain on both sides, especially on the temples	Upsurge of liver-fire
It takes place on one side, affecting the eye or teeth on the same side	Migraine

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