Why do you really have a headache?
It’s been a busy day, you’re juggling a million things and your head is banging. But the show must go on. You pop a painkiller and carry on regardless. Sound familiar? You’re not alone.
Headaches are one of the most common neurological diseases globally, with an estimated 50 per cent of the adult population suffering at least one headache in the past year.
Headaches are categorised as tension, cluster or migraine, and migraines significantly affect more women than men.
While Australian data is currently limited, stats from a 2018 Deloitte white paper found that 4.9 million people in Australia suffer from migraines. Seventy one per cent of these migraine sufferers are women and 86 per cent are of working age.
Yet, headaches remain one of the most underestimated, under-recognised
