{"id":10216,"date":"2022-09-24T18:11:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/?p=10216"},"modified":"2022-09-24T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:13:07","slug":"tension-headache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/tension-headache\/","title":{"rendered":"Tension Headache"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"preSlide slideIn\">A tension headache is the most common form of a primary headache, It happens intermittently in up to 80% of the population.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">As the symptoms are not as severe as a migraine, tension headache is only considered a problem if it becomes frequent or long-term. The symptoms include pain behind the eyes, in the neck and head, particularly the forehead, and is often described as feeling like a tight band wrapping around the head. It is believed that muscle tension, and the central nervous system play a role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Frequent tension headache is recognised when you experience at least 10 headaches in a one month period. There are varying degrees of frequency and chronicity. Chronic tension headache sufferers report headaches on more than 180 days in a year.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Symptoms of tension headache<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Pain on both sides of the head, across the temples, over the eyes and forehead and wrapping around the head Pressing or tightening in nature<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Mild to moderate intensity (and will not tend to interrupt or inhibit your ability to work or continue daily activities)<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Tension headache sufferers can experience symptoms associated with migraine such as nausea and a hypersensitivity to light and noise, but usually only one of these symptoms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">What triggers a tension headache?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Poor posture &#8211; including desk, computer work, work space environment, and sleeping position<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Long periods looking at screens<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Eye stress, related to poor vison not being corrected with lenses or eye stress from blue light rays from screens Fatigue<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Drop in blood sugar, not eating at regular intervals<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Although tension headaches, as the name suggests, are frequently triggered or aggravated by stress, they can also stem from poor nutrition, fatigue, insufficient sleep, alcohol use, hormonal fluctuations, and weather changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">How is a tension headache diagnosed?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\"><span style=\"color: #16b0f7;\">There is no one specific test that identifies tension-type headache. Your diagnosis will be made based on your symptoms and how you respond to different treatments. If you keep a headache diary this will help your healthcare practitioner determine any patterns or identify any triggers which can help in diagnosing the type of headache you have and advise you on how to prevent them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\">How can you avoid triggering a tension headache?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Take regular breaks from sustained postures and screen time.<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Correct your posture at work with advice from your physical therapist about correct seat, desk and computer height.<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Change your sleeping position and pillows to ensure good alignment in bed, your physical therapist can help with this.<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Learn relaxation techniques, meditation, mindfulness, deep breathing techniques which you can do throughout the day to relieve tension.<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Regular massage will relief from stress and tension and maintain good mobility and muscle length avoiding the build-up of muscle spasm in your upper back and neck. Massage promotes the release of endorphins \u2013 happy hormones \u2013 which are proven to reduce stress.<\/li>\n<li class=\"preFade fadeIn\">Regular physical activity or exercise is excellent in relieving stress and mobilising or strengthening muscles and joints. Exercise has also been proven to release endorphins which can relieve stress and trigger a positive feeling in your body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tension headache is the most common form of a primary headache, It happens in up to 80% of the population<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10216"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10219,"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10216\/revisions\/10219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drghassanmouhanna.com\/painclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}