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Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Tension Causes
- Headaches: Tension - Causes
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- Managing Tension-Type Headaches
Causes
There does not appear to be a single cause of chronic tension-type headache. Many factors are likely involved.
Muscle Contractions and Tenderness
One of the most popular theories on the cause of tension-type headaches involves muscle contraction in the head, neck, and shoulders. There are several ideas about how muscle tension may produce these headaches.
Studies have suggested that tension-ty...
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Menstrually Associated Migraine
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Headaches: Cluster: Causes
...more severe on one side. The quality of the headache may be difficult to distinguish from an aching tension headache or a mild migraine without aura. Cervicogenic headaches can result from... Read more »Migraine Headaches Introduction
...Headache. A headache is considered primary when a disease or other medical condition does not cause it.Tension headache is the most common primary headache and accounts for 90% of all headaches.... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Complications
...headaches are associated with anxiety disorders. One study reported that 32% of people with chronic tension headaches met criteria for anxiety. Similarly, another study reported that young girls... Read more »Fibromyalgia: Introduction
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of unknown causes that results in lasting, sometimes debilitating, muscle pain and fatigue. Fibromyalgia is also known as fibrositis or fibromyositis.General... Read more »Headaches: Tension: Introduction
...it. Most primary headaches fall into three main types: Tension-type, migraine, and cluster headaches.Tension headache is the most common primary headache and accounts for 90% of all... Read more »Images
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