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What constitutes a Tension Headache?
Tension headaches are the most common kind of headache. Tension headache episodes usually occur in middle age and are often associated with the stresses, anxiety, and depression that can develop during these years.
What are the Causes of Tension Headaches? Tension headaches are caused by stress, muscular tension, vascular dilation, postural changes, protracted coughing or sneezing, and fever. Physical and mental conditions that can lead to chronic muscular tension and headache include:
- Anxiety
- Arthritis in neck or spine
- Degenerative bone or disk disease in the neck or spine
- Depression
- Temporomandibular joint disorders
Tension Headache Symptomology: Tension headaches usually produces a dull, steady ache on both sides of the head. The pain usually increases over a period of hours. A small number of tension-headache patients report that, when at its worst, the pain develops a pulsating quality. Tension headache pain has been described as pressure or tightness around the head, as though a band were pulled tightly around it or as if it were clamped in a vise. Muscular tenderness in areas of the neck, the base of the skull, scalp, forehead, face, jaw, shoulders, or upper arms may be present in tension-headache sufferers. The scalp and forehead may be painful to the touch. Some people may show signs of clenching their teeth.
Tension Headache Diagnosis: Diagnosis of tension headaches are based on symptoms and a thorough medical examination, including the following:
- Blood tests including thyroid, liver, and kidney function tests
- Eye examination
- Family history
- Medical history (including medications and characteristics of the headache)
- Neurological examination
- Sleep habits
Imaging studies of the brain may be necessary to rule out any serious underlying medical problem, such as brain tumor, stroke, infection, and vascular malformation (e.g., aneurysm). Imaging studies that may be performed include:
- Computed tomography (CT scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan) to examine the tissues and structures around, on, and in the brain
- Electroencephalogram (EMG) to measure brain activity
- X-rays or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) to evaluate the brain's blood vessels
Laboratory and imaging tests can help rule out secondary causes of headache, such as the following:
- Brain tumor
- Cerebral aneurysm
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Infection (e.g., meningitis, sinusitis, ear infection)
- Temporal arteritis
- Trigeminal neuralgia
If your headache is caused by loss of natural curve in the neck, then RESTORING THE NATURAL CURVE IN THE NECK MAY CURE AND PREVENT CHRONIC HEADACHES & ARTHRITIS.
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FACT: Forty-Five (45) Million Americans suffer from chronic headaches. What they don’t know, and the drug industry won’t tell you, is that your headaches may be caused by a simple problem; and cured with a simple solution.
Is there really a “Cure” for Headaches?
The drug industry would lead you to believe that headaches are cured, when their medication masks your symptoms. Taking medication for the temporary relief of headaches is misguided because drugs are not a permanent solution. Long-term use of drugs can lead to serious side effects and while they may treat the temporary pain, they do not even address the more important underlying cause of the pain.
What is crucial to understand is that a headache is your body's way of telling you something is wrong. The headache itself is not the problem—it is simply the symptom of a problem. So if you want to cure your headaches, what you really want to do is to fix the problem that is causing your headaches. Before you can fix this underlying problem, you must first identify what is causing your headaches.
>> CLICK HERE TO LEARN WHAT MAY BE THE CAUSE OF YOUR HEADACHES.
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