PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Florczyk, Suzanne
AU  - Elliott, Taiwona
AU  - Lawrence, Kelley
AU  - Penwell-Waines, Lauren
AU  - Robes, Cecile
TI  - Headache Treatment Options
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230450R1
DP  - 2024 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 737--744
VI  - 37
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/37/4/737.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/37/4/737.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2024 Jul 01; 37
AB  - Family medicine physicians often see headache as the chief complaint when meeting patients within their practice. The goal is to try different treatment modalities without having to send the patient to a specialist. Headaches affect different individuals during their lifetime. Before any treatment begins, it is best that one rules out possible causes of the headache, for example, drug interactions or structural cerebrum conditions. Nonpharmacological treatment is recommended first before attempting a stepwise approach to cost-effective pharmacological treatment options. Pharmacological treatment options should include preventive and on-demand options. A family physician has all the resources to assist patients with different types of headaches.