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| April 01, 2001 | Kubetin, Sally Koch | COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A 45-minute aerobic exercise regimen performed 3 days a week can halve the number of tension headaches and migraines that patients experience after 2-3 months, Dr. Fred D. Sheftell said at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society.

Some headache patients, particularly migraineurs, may have a difficult time starting exercise because the activity can initiate or exacerbate a headache. Patients should start slowly and increase the exercise intensity and duration over time, said Dr. Sheftell of the New England Center for Headache, Stamford, Conn.

"Even if they can only tolerate 8 minutes of walking, we'll start them on that," he ...

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