Tension headache
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In medicine, tension headache, also called tension-type headache, stress headache or idiopathic headache, is a "common primary headache disorder, characterized by a dull, non-pulsatile, diffuse, band-like (or vice-like) pain of mild to moderate intensity in the head; scalp; or neck. the subtypes are classified by frequency and severity of symptoms. there is no clear cause even though it has been associated with muscle contraction and stress.[1][2]
Prevention
It is not clear whether any medications taken daily can prevent tension headaches.[3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Tension headache (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ International Headache Society . Tension-type-like headache
- ↑ Verhagen AP, Damen L, Berger MY, Passchier J, Koes BW (2010). "Lack of benefit for prophylactic drugs of tension-type headache in adults: a systematic review.". Fam Pract 27 (2): 151-65. DOI:10.1093/fampra/cmp089. PMID 20028727. Research Blogging.