Causes of headaches during sports
1. Adaptation to loads
If you are just starting your path as a sports fan or have not trained for a long time, then the pain may be caused precisely by an unusual load.
2. Excessive loads
Some athletes strive to "give their best" in training so that they do not calculate their strength. And the body clearly tells them about it.
3. Training on an empty stomach - and other discomfort
Hunger, heat / cold, stuffy room can all cause headaches during or after exercise.
When pain is not dangerous (which is 90% of cases)
1. Pulsating pain that occurred during or immediately after training
2. My whole head hurts3. There are no alarming symptoms: loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness.
When pain can be a dangerous symptom (in 10% of cases):
- convulsions
- nausea, vomiting
- pain is prolonged, conventional medications do not relieve it
- dizziness, loss of balance or consciousness
- pain when turning the head
- double vision, problems with speech
Such dangerous symptoms can indicate hemorrhage, swelling, dysfunction of blood vessels, etc. IN in such cases, you need to urgently seek medical help, undergo magnetic resonance imaging and computer tomography.
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