footballer's migraine Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
...'s migraine A headache and other unpleasant symptoms (e.g. visual defects, nausea, and vomiting) that develop after heading a football during soccer. It is thought that a migraine is due to distortion and spasm of basal cerebral blood vessels. This is more likely to occur if the ball is headed incorrectly on the parietal region instead of on the frontal region. Many soccer players head the ball several thousands of times during the course of their careers with no apparent ill-effect. However, a condition similar to punch-drunk syndrome has been...
footballer's migraine
28 The History of the Book in Italy Reference library
Neil Harris
The Oxford Companion to the Book
...on the title-page, typical of Giolito’s output (so that the book would appear to be ‘new’ for more than a year at a time), or edition-sharing (where the name and mark of one publisher were substituted in press with those of another). This last habit in particular might cause migraines for those who have to catalogue such books, but it reveals substantial alliances within the Venetian industry, especially in the last part of the 16 th century, when the market for large editions of patristic authors experienced an upturn after the regeneration of monastic...
migraine Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
... A severely painful type of headache believed to be caused by the constriction of blood vessels in the head. A migraine typically affects one side of the head and is accompanied by visual disturbances, nausea, and numbness or tingling of the limbs. See also footballer's migraine...
headache Quick reference
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise (2 ed.)
...more severe in intensity, may develop after prolonged exertion in heat, high humidity, or at altitude. These effort headaches usually last about one hour and are probably due to acute dehydration. Not surprisingly, footballers sometimes develop headaches and other unpleasant symptoms after heading a ball. These ‘footballers' migraines’ are more likely if the ball is not headed properly. Another common exercise-induced headache is called weightlifter's headache. This occurs when a person lifts a heavy weight while breathing in or holding breath ( see ...
headache Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
...poisoning, high blood pressure, or brain damage after a blow to the head. Anyone suffering from a persistent headache, or headaches following physical trauma, should seek medical advice. Exercise-related headaches include benign exertional headache , effort headache , footballer's migraine , and weight-lifter's headache...
Concussion in Sport Reference library
Anthony P. Kontos and Jamie McAllister-Deitrick
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
...A. P. , Elbin, R. J. , Fazio-Sumrock, V. C. , Burkhart, S. , Swindell, H. , Maroon, J. , & Collins, M. W. (2013). Incidence of sports-related concussion among youth football players aged 8–12 years . Journal of Pediatrics , 163 , 717–720. Kontos, A. P. , Elbin, R. J. , Lau, B. , Simensky, S. , Freund, B. , French, J. , & Collins, M. W. (2013). Posttraumatic migraine as a predictor of recovery and cognitive impairment after sport-related concussion . American Journal of Sports Medicine , 41 , 1497–1504. Kontos, A. P. , Elbin, R. J. , ...
Exercise and Health Reference library
Becky CLARK
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport (3 ed.)
...those individuals with cancer, an exercise program should be cleared by a medical doctor and developed specifically for the individual’s special needs. Mental Health Stress, anger, anxiety, and depression contribute to a wide variety of health conditions, such as CAD, cancer, migraines, headaches, and insomnia. Research studies show that regular exercise reduces stress, anxiety, tension, anger, and depression. Physical activity and exercise have proven beneficial for both psychiatric and nonpsychiatric populations; severe mental-health problems are often...
Cognitive-Behavioral Theory in Sport and Performance Psychology Reference library
Faye F. Didymus
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
...the cognitive-behavioral model has been applied to the treatment of various psychiatric disorders (e.g., agoraphobia, substance abuse), psychological problems (e.g., complicated grief, caregiver distress), and medical problems with a psychological component (e.g., migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome). In particular, strong clinical research evidence exists for the use of the cognitive-behavioral model when treating panic (e.g., Gould, Otto, & Pollack, 1995 ), phobias (e.g., Gould, Buckminster, Pollack, Otto, & Yap, 1997 ),...
