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Headache
A guide to headache causes and treatments
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Tension-type headache
Tension-type headaches are far more common in the general population than migraine. In an epidemiological survey in Copenhagen, it was shown that 86 per cent of women and 63 per cent of men had had at least one tension-type headache in the previous year, excluding those who had also had one or more migraines. This shows that it is more common to have headaches than not to. In this type of headache the pain usually affects both sides of the head, it is not throbbing in character and there is little, if any, nausea.
Tricyclic antidepressants are the only proven treatments for tension-type headache, whether or not people are actually depressed.
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Contents
- Introduction
- Headache is a symptom
- What are the different types of headache?
- How is the diagnosis made?
- What causes headache?
- Migraine
- Tension-type headache
- Cluster headache
- What about the future?
- How is lifestyle affected?
- Conclusion
- Other organisations that may be able to help
- Your feedback on Headache
