Tension Headache

Has anyone ever had a tension headache for over a month?

Has anyone ever had a tension headache for over a month?

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"Homeopathic remedy to relieve headache symptoms including tension, neck pain due to stress & fatigue"

Tension Headache 1 oz: HF

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Relieves symptoms associated with a tension headache, such as: • Dull or sharp pain • Neck or shoulder pain • Feelings of pressure Most people say their tension headaches cause a constant, dull, achy feeling on both sides of the head. Some people also have a tight feeling in the head or neck muscles. This convenient and fast-acting oral spray makes it easy to get the safe and natural holistic relief you need. It really works, give it a try! • Non-Drowsy, with No Drug Interactions. • Safe for the elderly and high risk patients. • Safe for use with prescription medication, dietary supplements and herbs. • 100% Natural - no artificial additives or preservatives

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Orthoposture Pillow

$33.49

This orthoposture pillow features a D-Core patented design to help give you proper cervical support. This pillow supports your neck to relieve pain, tension headaches, neck spasms, and snoring.

Sleepline Relief Aroma Therapy Feather Pillows (Set of 2)

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This Relief feather pillow is an organic solution to provide temporary relief from tension headaches. This pillow features a special blend of aromatherapy essential oils including cooling peppermint, purifying tea tree and memory-boosting rosemary.

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Tension Headache and Tension

The medical model of headache and migraine recognises two conditions – migraine and tension-type headache. Recently the International Headache Society introduced a third ‘group’ of headaches; this group comprises Cluster Headache, Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania, SUNCT, and Hemicrania Continua.

In this model, the assumption has been the pain of tension headache arises from increased tension in the muscles of the scalp and forehead. However research has shown:

- that tension in muscles of the scalp and forehead in tension headache sufferers during a headache is no different to controls

- increased tension in the muscles of the neck in tension headache sufferers when compared to controls

- improved performance of the muscles of the upper neck reduced the severity and frequency of tension headache significantly

Perhaps then tension headache is an unrecognised cervicogenic (neck) headache?

Cheers

Dean

YourHeadacheSoultions.co.uk is one voice of the Watson Headache Institute.

The Watson Headache Institute was established to increase the awareness of cervicogenic (neck) disorders in headache and migraine by imparting my (and that of others) clinical experience and knowledge; to present and discuss past and present relevant research and to undertake and support rigorous clinical and scientific research in this specialty.

Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge is self-empowering; I believe that every headache sufferer has the right to know their headache diagnosis as precisely as possible (and what it means), to know the nature of their headache disorder, its outcome and possible types of treatment.

What has yet to gain acceptance is my (and that of others) belief, supported by my unparalleled clinical experience and a significant body of international research, that it is incorrect to consider headache and migraine types as totally different entities and that cervicogenic (neck) disorders can be instrumental in the headache and migraine process.

Although Physiotherapy, Chiropractic and Osteopathy are different disciplines, we are supporters of the idea that headache and Migraine Sufferers, no matter what their diagnoses, can be helped to live their lives more effectively through appropriate neck treatment. However, because treatment of the neck does not fit the medical model of headache and migraine, the model has demonstrated little interest in exploring this as an option. It is essential that all factors, which have the potential to sensitise the brainstem, be investigated equally. Currently this is not the situation – the neck is largely disregarded.

So, whilst YourHeadacheSolutions.com is also about Education, it is also a directory for headache and migraine sufferers to source practitioners who have a particular interest in and are skilled in examination of the neck as a source of your headache or migraine – to create a more comprehensive approach and provide an alternative, medication-free treatment.

About the Author

Dean Watson of YourHeadache Solutions, Consultant Headache and Migraine Physiotherapist; Adjunct Lecturer, Masters Program, School of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia; PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, Western Australia. On his site you can search all topics about headache migraine, Headache Treatment, migraine treatment, headache causes, Migraine Causes headache symptoms and more.