How to Identify Tension Headaches

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Tip 1 - Tension Headaches: Common Symptoms, Causes, & Relief

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by mordjah | permalink

Consumer information about one of the most common headaches, tension headache. The most common symptom of a tension headache is pain that is described as sometimes involving the whole head, pain that is feels like tight cap or band around the skull, and pressure like pain.

For further reading: http://www.medicinenet.com/tension_headache/article.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - Tension Headaches

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Frabce | permalink

Tension headaches are the most common type of headaches among adults. Read about its causes, symptoms, and treatments.
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/guide/tension-headaches ^[2]

Tip 3 - Identifying and Treating Tension Headache's Underlying Causes

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Vishnu Balgobin | permalink

Your headache could be a tension headache. Learn more about tension headache treatment from Discovery Health. Learn about facts, common causes, and treatment for headaches.
Tags: headache, health

For further reading: http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/headache/tension-headaches-underlying-causes.htm ^[3]

Tip 4 - What Kind of Headache Do You Have?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Roland Staden | permalink

Is it just a tension headache? Your sinuses? A migraine? Here's how to tell.
Tags: tension headache, sinus headache, migraine, cluster headache, headache treatments, headache triggers, headache pain, health magazine june 2012

For further reading: http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20596096,00.html ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to Identify Different Types of Headaches

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Freda Kunin | permalink

If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from headaches, set an appointment with your primary care physician. A doctor can help identify different types of headaches, which include: tension, migraine, cluster, hormone, sinus and...
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