Identification, Symptom Patterns & Pain Severity. Headache is one of the most common presenting complaints in clinical practice — yet patients often struggle to describe what they are experiencing. This chart provides a structured visual framework that helps differentiate common headache types based on location, symptom profile and pain intensity.
The artwork presents tension headache, migraine, cluster headache, sinus-related headache, hormonal headache, hemicrania continua, post-traumatic headache, medication-overuse headache, exertion-related headache, spinal headache and caffeine-withdrawal headache in a clear comparative layout. Each type is illustrated with characteristic pain distribution and accompanied by concise symptom descriptors, allowing patterns to be recognised quickly.
A central pain-severity scale supports discussion of intensity and functional impact, helping patients articulate whether their experience is mild, distracting, severe or debilitating. By visually mapping symptom clusters and anatomical distribution, the chart transforms vague descriptions into structured clinical dialogue.
In consultation, this significantly improves clarity. Patients can point to a pattern that resembles their own experience, creating a shared terminology between practitioner and patient. It reduces ambiguity, supports differential reasoning and strengthens documentation accuracy.
The design remains clean and clinically neutral. It does not attempt to diagnose. Instead, it provides a visual reference that supports assessment, referral decisions and patient education. It is ideal for chiropractic, osteopathic, physiotherapy, neurology, primary care and multidisciplinary practices where headache differentiation and communication are essential.
Free customisation with your clinic’s name.
For this chart we offer to add your clinic’s name (or website address) for free! The name will go instead of the current sub-headline on the artwork; view an illustration of this in the image gallery.
View this chart here on YouTube.
Black Edition.
This chart is available to order in a special black edition, which can be previewed in the image gallery.
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