• Studies show 76 percent of women and 57 percent of men report at least one significant headache per month.
• In the United States, an estimated 60 million to 80 million people experience recurring headaches.
• By age 6, 31 percent of children have reported headaches; by age 15, this number soars to 70 percent.
• Only 30 percent of people with recurring headaches seek help, in many cases due to fear of being accused of "faking" the headache or being thought mentally ill.

Headaches are costly

• More than 1 million days of school and 160 million days of work are lost per year due to headaches.
• Headaches result in an estimated $30 billion in medical expenses each year.