tension headache
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common type of headache classified by The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition
Key facts
- Other names
- Tension headache, stress headache
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Differential diagnosis
- Migraine
- Frequency
- 89.1% ( Denmark )
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
6,197 papers- Manual therapy in adults with tension-type headache: A systematic review.Neurologia · 2021
- [Tension type headache and its treatment possibilities].Ideggyogyaszati szemle · 2019
- Migraine and Tension-Type Headache: Diagnosis and Treatment.The Medical clinics of North America · 2019
- Current Understanding of the Pathophysiology and Approach to Tension-Type Headache.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021
- Physical Therapy in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- symptom or sign
- Subclass of
- headache
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- health specialty
- neurology
- Commons category
- Tension headache
- prevalence
- 0.891
- medical examination
- physical examination
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- amitriptyline
- possible treatment
- tricyclic antidepressant
- symptoms and signs
- headache
- ICPC 2 ID
- N95
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C117070
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Tension headache, stress headache, or tension-type headache (TTH), is the most common type of primary headache. The pain usually radiates from the lower back of the head, the neck, the eyes, or other muscle groups in the body typically affecting both sides of the head. Tension-type headaches account for nearly 90% of all headaches.
Pain medications, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, are effective for the treatment of tension headache. Tricyclic antidepressants appear to be useful for prevention. Evidence is poor for SSRIs, propranolol and muscle relaxants.
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