However, seemingly minor exertions, such as simply bending over, can precipitate the headache in PCH, and 'cough headache' was provoked by a number of different exertions but not with coughing in several of our patients.
However, specific trigger factors associated with HAE attacks include oral surgery (including dental work), mechanical stress and exertion, minor injuries and trauma, infections, emotional stress and excitement, insect stings, certain foods and medicines, and menstruation 1, 3– 5, 9– 15.
If you are aching because of exertion or minor injury, be sure to rest the affected area.
Symptom misinterpretation is frequently reported, with patients believing their symptoms are the result of minor ailments [ 16– 19], physical exertion [ 20, 21], stress [ 22], connected to pre-existing conditions [ 23], ageing [ 19, 24] or expected bodily changes [ 25].
Of non-health-related factors, low education, workers compensation case, evening work and high-rated perceived exertion at work all were minor risk factors for disability pension.
28 The Framingham criteria for HF require the presence of two major criteria (eg, S3 gallop, increased venous pressure [>16 cm H20]), or one major and two minor criteria (eg, extremity edema, dyspnea on exertion).
11 These criteria included the presence of two major criteria (eg, rales and distended neck veins) or one major and two minor (eg, night cough and dyspnea on ordinary exertion) criteria.
The pathogenesis of the hematoma may originate from minor acute or chronic trauma such as minor back injury, physical exertion or heavy lifting [20, 26].
For example, TKR costs <£20 000/QALY gained for 71-year old women with no symptomatic illness unless baseline OKS is above 40 (equivalent to having very minor problems on up to eight of the 12 activities mentioned in OKS or moderate-to-severe pain only on exertion).
