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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tension headache |
 | | Tension headaches are not associated with structural lesions in the brain. | | | Tension headaches are one of the most common forms of headache. | | | A tension headache is a condition involving pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, usually associated with muscle tightness in these areas. |
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| | Tension headache - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Tension headaches, which were recently renamed tension type headaches by the International Headache Society, are the most common type of headaches. | | | Tension headache pain is often described as a constant pressure, as if the head were being squeezed in a vice. | | | Evidence for this theory comes from the fact that tension headaches may be successfully treated with certain antidepressants. |
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| | Tension Headache |
| | Medications are used both to treat the pain from a headache at the time that you have it (acute therapy) and to prevent the headaches from coming if you are a person who gets them frequently (chronic therapy). | | | Evidence supporting the use of tension headaches that originate in the neck is quite clear; however, studies examining the effectiveness of spinal manipulation for other types of tension headaches have been less conclusive. | | | Spinal manipulation is commonly used to treat tension headaches, especially tension headaches that originate from the neck. |
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| | Tension headache |
| | As a result, The International Headache Society uses the term tension-type headache instead of tension headache, calling attention to the fact that muscle tension may not be the main cause of this kind of head pain. | | | These may be prescribed if you have more than two headaches a week or have tension headaches that aren't relieved by acute medication and nondrug therapy. | | | A tension headache may cause you to experience a dull, achy pain or sensation of tightness in your forehead or at the sides and back of your head. |
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| | Healthopedia.com - Tension Headache (Stress Headache) |
| | Chronic tension headaches are associated with contraction of the muscles in the head and neck. | | | Tension headaches are associated with muscle contractions, but there is no proof that the contractions cause the headache. | | | Chronic tension headaches are associated with contraction of the muscles that stretch from the back of the neck over the top of the head. |
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| | Headaches & Migraines Treated at a New Level of Success |
| | Beating Headaches and Migraines is a handbook and program that treats headaches and migraines as well as related conditions, such as sinusitis, tiredness, stress, anxiety and depression, with natural medicine. | | | There are causes of headaches and migraines that have their source in the mind itself - but when the body is not working properly these painful and disorientating complaints are exacerbated. | | | Migraines and headaches can be treated so that they do not reoccur as they were before the treatment. |
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| | Tension Headache |
| | Finally, after checking for all these other causes of headache, palpate the temporalis, occipitalis, and other muscles of the calvarium and neck, looking for areas of tenderness and spasm which usually accompany muscle tension headaches. | | | Headaches are common and most are benign, but any headache brought to medical attention deserves a thorough evaluation. | | | If the headache follows prolonged reading, driving, or television watching, and decreased visual acuity is improved by viewing through a pinhole, the headache may be due to a defect in optical refraction, curable with new eyeglass lenses. |
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| | Headache, Migraine Headaches, Tension Headaches, Migrane Headache, Symptoms, Cure |
| | Tension headache may occur under conditions of emotional crises or intense worry. | | | This type of headache usually affects both side of the head, though it may sometimes be pointed to the neck or the front of the head. | | | Headache is one of the most frequent of human discomforts. |
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| | Stress Headaches and Tension Headache Relief |
| | Stress headaches aren't as debilitating as migraine or cluster headaches, but that doesn't mean that they don't make life miserable. | | | In addition to tricyclic antidepressants, other antidepressant drugs are sometimes prescribed for tension headache relief, but none have proven as effective for stress headache relief as the tricyclics. | | | Once stress headache triggers are identified, they can be avoided or modified to lessen the chance of tension headaches. |
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http://www.about-headaches.com/tension/treatment.php
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Tension headache |
| | Tension headaches are caused by tightening in the muscles of the face, neck and scalp because of stress or poor posture. | | | There are many different treatments for tension headaches, which respond well to both medication and massage. | | | Tension headaches usually respond very well to over-the-counter medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen. |
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| | Headache - Tension - womenshealthchannel |
| | Many tension headache sufferers describe their pain as producing a sensation of pressure or tightness around the head, as though a band were pulled tightly around it; others compare the feeling to having their head clamped in an ever-tightening vise. | | | The name "tension headache" therefore can be said to describe a response by the body to emotional strains and pressures, rather than to excessive muscular tightness and resultant constriction of the scalp arteries, as was once widely presumed. | | | This represents one more area where the distinction between tension headaches and migraines becomes somewhat blurred, and tends to support the theory that the two headache types are not actually separate conditions, but opposite ends of common spectrum of primary headache activity. |
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| | eMedicine - Muscle Contraction Tension Headache : Article by Manish K Singh, MD |
| | Headache may improve after the first trimester, and initially it should be managed with nonpharmacologic measures such as reassurance, rest, hot or cold applications, positioning, stretching exercises, massage, ultrasound therapy, relaxation therapy, and biofeedback. | | | Headache is not related directly to muscle contraction, and possible hypersensitivity of neurons in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis has been suggested. | | | Wheeler AH: Botulinum toxin A, adjunctive therapy for refractory headaches associated with pericranial muscle tension. |
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| | Tension Headaches -- familydoctor.org |
| | Another name for this type of headache is "stress headache." When people say they have a stress headache, they usually mean they have a tension headache. | | | Some people with tension headaches also have a tight feeling in their head or neck muscles. | | | It's best to treat tension headaches when they begin and are still mild--before they get more painful. |
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| | Tension-Type Headache - Patient UK |
| | The term 'tension-like headache' is now used rather than 'tension headache' as the cause is often not clear. | | | Physical tension in the muscles of the scalp and neck may lead to a headache. | | | With tension-type headaches, you are normally well between headaches, and have no other ongoing symptoms. |
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| | Adult Health Advisor 2005.2: Tension Headache |
| | A tension headache is a headache caused by tense muscles in your face, neck, or scalp. | | | These headaches are called rebound headaches or drug-induced headaches. | | | Sometimes it is hard to know if a headache is a tension headache or a mild migraine headache. |
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| | Headache & Migraine headache symptoms and treatment. Learn about migraines, sinus headaches, cluster headaches and ... |
| | The International Headache Society's landmark work on headache classification has allowed important advances in headache study, but is somewhat awkward to use in clinical practice. | | | One practical approach is to first distinguish "urgent" headaches (those that may be life-threatening) from others that may be less urgent, if no less distressing. | | | The main challenge to affording relief from various forms of "cephalgia," or "head pain," is categorizing a headache by type, and then proceeding with the therapy most likely to help. |
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| | Discovery Health :: Identifying and Treating Tension Headache's Causes |
| | Tension-type headaches, as doctors call them, are caused by muscle contractions in the head, face, neck and shoulders, are usually related to stress, fatigue, emotional conflicts, depression or repressed hostility. | | | Antidepressants Antidepressants, particularly the tricyclics, are used to prevent chronic tension headaches. | | | Find more on tension headaches in the Complete Headache Guide. |
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| | Migraine Etiology: Sympathetically Maintained Spindular Dysfunction |
| | The typical migraine patient, upon being exposed to a "trigger" may sense a tightening of the scalp or shoulders (the sympthetic innervation of the intrafusal fibers causing their increased tension). | | | When the temporalis contracts with extreme intensity during the normal REM sleep stage, the patient can be awakened from sleep with greater than usual head pain, or awakens in the morning with a greater than their "normal" degree of discomfort, which they then categorize as a headache. | | | These patients typically clench their jaws during sleep on average 14 times more intensely than non-sufferers do(“Waking and Sleeping EMG Levels in Tension-Type Headache Patients” JOP,vol. |
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| | Fioricet, Fioricet Online, Pain Pills, Pain Relief, Pain Medication |
| | Fioricet is used to relieve mild to moderate pain and tension headaches. | | | Caffeine is believed to constrict dilated blood vessels that may contribute to tension headaches. | | | Butalbital (generic Fioricet) is a non-narcotic pain medication, often prescribed for tension headaches and migraines. |
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| | Tension Headache |
| | You may wake up with a headache and may not be able to sleep. | | | Pain from a tension headache can be constant or throbbing, and can be centered anywhere in your head. | | | Seek Care Immediately If Your headache is different from or significantly worse than any headache you ever had before. |
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| | How to Get Permanent Relief From Chronic Tension Headaches |
| | The answer is that, in all likelihood, your doctor is unaware of the real cause of chronic tension headaches. | | | This soft tissue technique and stretching program is same procedure I've been administering to my chronic tension headache patients for years with great success - the same success you can enjoy, too. | | | Conventional treatments (painkillers, muscle relaxers) have little or no effect on chronic tension headaches. |
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