Headaches and the Role of Acupuncture Treatment Who hasn’t had a headache in their life? It is certainly one of the most common symptoms seen in clinical practice. The International Headache Society currently classifies headaches into 3 major categories: Primary headaches Migraine Tension-type headache Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias Other primary headache disorders Secondary headaches Headache attributed to trauma or injury to the head and/or neck cranial or cervical vas