Successful treatment of nummular headache with TENS

摘要

A 47-year-old White male presented to the clinic with a 5-year history of headache that was gradually increasing in frequency and severity. He localized the headache to a circular area of 5-6 cm in diameter in the right temporal region of the head, non-radiating, throbbing and burning in nature, always in the exact same area and occasionally accompanied by dizziness and blurred vision. He rated the pain 10/10 on the visual analogue scale when the headache was at its peak. No triggers were reported. The patient had a past medical history significant for diabetes mellitus Type 2, hypertension, coronary artery disease and depression.