Tension headache
A condition where there is dull pressure or pain within the head, often associated with muscle tension, especially the muscles in the back of the head and neck.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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Please tell me what type of medication will chronic tension headache respond well to?
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I seem to get tension headache. Is there a permanent solution apart from trying to avoide tension causing situations.?
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I was diagnosis with tension headaches, how long do they last for? They occur when I wake up in the AM left side. Is this normal? Worried it something else.
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