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tion and hunger [2].
Treating a tension type headache
can be as easy as trying
a few stretches which focuses
the stretch to the suboccipital
region of the cervical spine.
Taking the time to stretch accomplishes
two things:
Not Tonight
Honey, I Have
a Headache!
By Dr. Wade Rinehart, PT, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
• A tension type headaches,
as named by the
International Headache
Society in 1988, are the most
common type of primary
headaches. They account for
nearly 90% of all headaches.
About 30%-80% of the adult
U.S. population suffers from
occasional tension headaches;
approximately 3%
suffer from chronic daily tension
headaches. Women are
twice as likely to suffer from
tension-type headaches as
men [1]. FYI-This statistic
is also confirmed by my wife,
which she states is due to
putting up with us men.
The symptoms are described
as a mild to moderate constant
band-like pain, tightness
or pressure around the
forehead or back of the head
and neck. Although the
cause is not entirely understood
the following factors
can play a role in tension
type headaches: Stress, poor
posture, poor work/computer
ergonomics, fatigue,
inadequate sleep, overexer-
1. Stretching the target tissue
so as to relieve the inherent
tension within that tissue.
2. Taking a physical and
mental break from the hustle
and bustle of our everyday
lives. If you become part of
the 3% of people who suffer
from chronic tension type
headaches, then you would
definitely benefit from talking
to your doctor and then coming
to see your neighborhood
Physical Therapist at First
Choice Therapy Services.
1. Clinic, Cleavland (2006). Migraines
& Headaches Health Center.
Retrieved 10/8/08 from webmd.
com/migraines-headaches/
tension-headaches.
2. Rasmussen BK, Jensen R,
Schroll M, Olesen J. Epidemiology
of headache in a general population-
-a prevalence study. J Clin Epidemiol.
1991; 44 (11): 1147-57.
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